Irish Fiction

Originally published in 1945, The Green Years is one of A J Cronin's best-loved novels. It tells the story of Robert Shannon, a young Irish Catholic boy, who, orphaned at...

Shortlisted for the 2011 Costa First Novel AwardForty years in the future. The once-great city of Bohane on the west coast of Ireland is on its knees, infested by vice...

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. 'My only concern', John McGahern once...

The second book in the Agnes Browne trilogy, the basis for the BAFTA-award winning TV series Mrs Brown's Boys.Continuing the hilarious saga of the ups and downs, minor scrapes and...

**SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES - COMING SOON TO CHANNEL 4**THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER (The Times), SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023'Intense, unflinchingly honest, it broke...

'One of the finest short-storywriters at work today. These stories are honest, finely nuanced and indelible.'WENDY ERSKINE'One of our best short story writers.' THE TIMES'You'll lose yourself in this collection...

This is a dazzling collection of stories, which moves from the classic Irish short story of Frank O'Connor and Mary Lavin, to contemporary writers like Aidan Mathews and Claire Keegan,...

We are our stories. We tell them to stay alive or keep alive those who only live now in the telling. In Faha, County Clare, everyone is a long story......

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW'A marvellous and rewarding novelist . . . He is a magician, really.' THE SCOTSMAN'One of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANGEverything was a...

Can she finally put herself first, in order to find love?Peggy Cassidy is a milly, working in the Belfast linen mills to just about get by. But Peggy also has...

'A heart-warming and a heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive ... compelling' Woman's Way'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects ... Moriarty writes with compelling authority' Irish Times'There is warmth and...

'One of the greatest twists I've ever read' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD'An addictive, immersive, incredibly poignant page-turner - I flew through it' ANDREA MARAIt's every parent's worst nightmare. But there's no...

We Used to Dance Here is a portrait of both Dublin and Dubliners in flux, exploring life on the margins, toxic masculinity and frustrated ambitions. With dog tracks, late-night radio...

Every table at Quentins Restaurant has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love, betrayal and revenge. Ella Brady wants to make a documentary about the renowned Dublin restaurant that...

She had left behind everything she loved to forge a future for the one she treasured most...A dangerous journey from Ireland to America. A mother's sacrifice. A family secret. Inspired...

'Such a fun, heart-warming page-turner' - Marian Keyes'A fantastic Irish writer' - Joanne McNally***Portia Daniels' life is sorted. She has a perfect man (Jason, a hot Irish TV producer) a...

AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME'A book that can be read in two hours, but will linger in the mind for decades.' Sunday TelegraphOnce an officer in...

"A fragrant French bonbon of a book: love, glamour, perfume, and paparazzi all circling around the wedding of the century..."--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of THE ALICE NETWORK...

The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling novel from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT*Over 400,000 copies sold* Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award 'Exquisitely sensual' Emma Donoghue,...

'A writer of exceptional gifts' Louise Kennedy'O'Grady strikes a beautiful note' Kevin BarryMoving from West Belfast and County Monaghan to the streets of San Francisco, Timothy O'Grady's exhilarating new novel...

We are our stories. We tell them to stay alive or keep alive those who only live now in the telling. In Faha, County Clare, everyone is a long story......

The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories and visual art exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Covering...

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is broke and out of love. His wife has gone to America, taking his daughter with him; his mother has become a celebrity chef on daytime television, with...

**A 2025 LOOK-HEAD SELECTION IN THE OBSERVER, THE IRISH TIMES, JOURNAL.IE, RTE GUIDE AND SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND**A multi-generational family story of the west of Ireland and its women and a...

'As they used to say in Ireland, the devil only comes into good things'. Narrated by Lilly Bere, "On Canaan's Side" opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson,...

'A wonderful, magical storyteller' Cathy KellyChristmas at Huntersbrook House has always been a family tradition - log fires, long walks through the snowy fields and evenings spent in the local...

Step into the magical world of Cecelia Ahern in this heartwarming bestseller. If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? Lou Suffern wishes he could...

The final instalment in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series* * * It looked like it was Game Over for the Rossmeister General.I was staring down the barrel of the big four-oh!...

Set in the icy beauty of Norway, The Storm Sister is the second book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding Seven Sisters series, inspired by the mythology surrounding the famous star constellation.Ally...

Set in the English countryside, Open, Heaven unfolds over the course of one year as two teenage boys meet and transform each other's lives.* A Guardian, Irish Times and BBC...

The bestselling Irish debut novel - a multigenerational portrait of small-town life bursting with caustic wit - for fans of Jon McGregor, Elizabeth Strout and Paul MurrayWelcome to Ballyrowan: a...