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THE INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM LUCINDA RILEYDiscover how the story ends - and how it all began.Maia, Ally, Star, CeCe, Tiggy, Electra and their long-lost missing sister are gathered...

'Alan Murrin writes with the calm, poetic fluency of the best of Irish writers ... A stonkingly good novel. Just read it' SARAH WINMAN, bestselling author of Still Life'It will...

Joe and Kate Ruttledge, have come to rural Ireland from London in search of a different life. In passages of beauty and truth, the drama of a year in their...

Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin...

Ten years on from The Woman Who Walked into Doors, Booker Prize-winning author, Roddy Doyle, returns to one of his greatest characters, Paula Spencer. Paula Spencer is turning forty-eight, and...

Some people are good at keeping secrets but some secrets are never meant to be kept...The beautiful old Bath House in Ballytokeep has lain empty and abandoned for decades. For...

'An immensely impressive debut from a major literary talent' JOSEPH O'CONNOR, author of Shadowplay'Lush, lyrical and cleverly-constructed. A beautiful book.' Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses The disquieting story of an...

'Witty, original, inventive...utterly compelling' Daily MailWinner of the Man Booker Prize The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam....

His name was Joseph, but for years they had called him Panenka, a name that was his sadness and his story. Panenka has spent 25 years living with the disastrous...

***PRE-ORDER NOW***THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FOSTER, ANTARCTICA AND WALK THE BLUE FIELDS'A single one of Keegan's grounded, powerful sentences can contain volumes of social history....

*Includes the winner of the 2021 BBC National Short Story Award*'Smart, nuanced and sometimes heart-stopping.' Anne Enright'Outstanding.' Guardian'Eleven perfect stories.' Irish Independent'Glorious.' The Times'My FAVE collection ever.' Pandora SykesIn eleven...

The youngest of seven children from a renowned Portumna hurling family, Joe Canning was regarded as a prodigy from the moment he stepped onto the pitch as a boy. Could...

'Fascinating . . . O'Driscoll's research is impressive' Ben Macintyre, The Times'It would be hard to overstate how good this book is . . . a fantastic read' Sunday Independent'Superb...

With exclusive access to the Haughey archives, Gary Murphy presents a reassessment of Charles Haughey's life and legacy. Saint or sinner? He was the most talented and influential politician of...

Tom Crean was the indestructible farmer's son from Kerry who sailed on three major expeditions to the unknown Antarctic over a century ago. He was among the few men who...

Ta puifin beag fiosrach ina conai ar Sceilg Mhichil.Ach nil a tuismitheoiri in ann teacht uirthi ina bpoll.Ca bhfuil si?Is maith an rud e go bhfuil ainmhithe agus eanlaithe na...

Bhi conai ar mhuintir Dursley in uimhir a ceathair Privet Drive ...'The first words of J.K. Rowling's timeless classic are familiar to readers the world over as 'Mr and Mrs...

Five old friends catch up on a sun holiday together - what could possibly go right?Five girls met on the first day of secondary school and have been very best...

From the award-winning author of The Raptures and The Fire Starters, a stunning, imaginative novel about a community living on a small group of islands. Sometimes a utopia is not...

'The Visit is an engrossing and tender portrait of a small town under pressure ... Stark and elemental - at the heart of the novel is a sort of quiet...

Immerse yourself in the rich history and cultural significance of the Irish pub, from its humble beginnings in the 17th century to its modern incarnation as a global phenomenon. This...

The Irish weather. Subject of endless conversations, the saviour of small talk and famously unreliable. We all know it well, as a constant, if capricious, backdrop to our lives. But...

In the follow-up to his bestselling JFK in Ireland, the Emerald Isle's favourite son delves into his country's past to celebrate the Irish people who through their skills and endeavours...

There are violent events and murders in the history of every country and Ireland is no exception. Through the years, it has had its share of violent murders including the...

Leaving home was hard. Returning is impossible.Fiadh's life is turned completely upside down on a night out in Belfast. Pretty soon everyone has heard about what happened; it is impossible...

'I defy anyone to read this without turning the final page with a great big smile on their face!' - Ruth HoganOne house. Three strangers. A second chance at happiness.Tessa's...

Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy, recently arrived from Boston, is already a huge hit in 1930s London society. As the daughter of the US ambassador, she is at the centre of the...

SHE TOOK CONTROL OF HIS COMPUTER. NOW HE'S LOST CONTROL OF HIS LIFE . . .Someone is always watchingJames Fitzpatrick is a high-profile lawyer at a successful City firm. He's...

Gripping, insightful and deft, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting story of the way our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of HAMNET. It...

Honor Guinness is rich, aristocratic, shy and awkward -- nothing like her glamorous cousins Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh.But when she marries charming and ambitious American, Henry 'Chips' Channon, together they...

'The sultry Spanish location is wonderfully escapist ... a captivating, sun-soaked read' Daily Express 'If you're seeking an escape of your own, this sunny, evocative story is the perfect place...

Gripping, emotional and uplifting - a novel about the true power of friendship. 'a tender, emotional and uplifting read ... I loved it' Lucy Diamond 'A superb writer - the...

'Atmospheric, creepy and impossible to put down.' the TIMES'A compelling and moving story, expertly told, that will draw you in and keep you in its grip until the last page.'...

'Captivating' Jan Carson'Dazzling' Danielle McLaughlin'Stunning' Sue Divin'Compelling' Stephen Walsh'A huge achievement' Niamh BoyceIn 1982, Nuala Malin struggles to stay connected, to her husband, to motherhood, to the smallness of her...

'It's jail,' I said. 'Don't expect better of anybody in jail. Expect worse.' Welcome to Her Majesty's Prison Loanend, where inmate Harold 'Chalky' Chalkman - serving twelve for a violent...

The Miseducation Years and The Teenage Dirtbag Years, together in a single volume.The Miseducation YearsSo there I was, roysh, putting the 'in' in 'in crowd', hanging out, pick of the...

Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916) from Dublin was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, the designer of the military plan and the youngest signatory of the Proclamation. A recognised...

In 1997, Dr Marie Cassidy arrived in Dublin from Glasgow. There to discuss a possible deputy state pathologist post with Professor John Harbison, instead she was whisked by police escort...

The Crocodile by the Door by Selina Guinness - shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award - is a remarkable, compelling and moving memoir of a farm, a family and a...

'From the moment I crossed the mountain I fell in love. With the place, which was more beautiful than any place I'd ever seen. With the people I met there....