‘Intermezzo is a story of brothers and lovers, of familial and romantic intimacies, of relationships that don’t quite fit the conventional structures’Alex Bowler, Publisher (Faber) [ About Intermezzo ] Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties…
‘A dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life.‘– Frankie (Publisher Quote) [ About Frankie ] Always on the periphery, looking on, young Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take centre stage – after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now old, Frankie finds…
‘The unifying dynamic in this compendium is the shared perspective of the world as viewed from my neighbourhood’– Cónal Creedon, Spaghetti Bowl [ About Spaghetti Bowl ] The inspiration for each individual piece is very much a stand-alone exploration, [with some translated into Chinese and German]. Yet the unifying dynamic in this compendium is Creedon’s…
‘Until now, I have shared the specifics of that first meeting between us with no one. If I let them, people would pore over every detail, handle each scrap. Shop-soiling with their touch. Strangers can be inclined to pry…once the link is made, they swamp me with questions. Usually, I say she was Arthur’s wife…
How do you feel about embracing Ireland’s native tongue? At odds after a tricky relationship at school? Maybe you’ve given up, or don’t know where to start? Well, is fada an bóthar nach mbíonn casadh ann – long is the road that has no turn and, in this book, the road is about to turn.…
‘Japan is a country of islands, strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland…‘ [ About The Shortest History of Japan ] Ever since US Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders in 1853, the culture of this remarkable and distant archipelago has enriched western life. At the same time the country has…
Praise for Girl in the Making ‘Devastating’ Anne Enright ‘Beautiful’ Louise Nealon ‘Magnificent‘ Aingeala Flannery ‘Masterful‘ Kathleen MacMahon [ About Girl in the Making ] Jean Kennedy is a gentle, perceptive girl growing up in a very strange world: suburban Dublin in the 1970s and ’80s. In the company of her mother, her Aunty Ida,…
‘A missing daughter, a gangster kingpin bent on revenge and a locked laptop…’The Bone Fire [ About The Bone Fire ] A fatal fire in a holiday let on Slievemore, Achill Island, leaves one person dead and another missing. Deemed arson, DS Lucy Golden and her team are tasked with solving the murder and locating…
‘Ravelling’s diverse, captivating cast of characters, rendered in pin-sharp dialogue reminiscent of Roddy Doyle, leaves the reader with an immersive sense of multi-cultural Ireland.’ (Publisher Quote) [ About Ravelling ] SET IN DUBLIN’S LIBERTIES, Estelle Birdy’s explosively original debut Ravelling channels the energies and agonies of young men let loose in the city, their city, navigating the tumultuous…
Investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton are back!!– This is Why We Lied [ About This is Why We Lied ] One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer? Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a secluded mountain getaway, it’s the height of escapist luxury living. Except that…