Irish Fiction

Two mothers. Two daughters. Two sides to the story.When Sara leaves her high-flying London life to move to Dublin, her only concern is her nine-year-old daughter, Lexie. For Lexie's sake...

In the spring of 1945, farm-worker Matthew Peoples runs into a burning byre and does not come out alive. The farm's owner, Barnabas Kane, can only look on as his...

'Full of hope and love' Emer McLysaght'Warm ... insightful' Rachael EnglishNUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHORGeorge is happy. Mostly. He loves his teaching job and his daughter Suzi, though he wishes he...

In this latest RTE Radio and New Island collaboration, a selection of writing broadcast by the popular Sunday Miscellany programme is showcased. From essays, reportage, poetry and travel writing to...

Kate Morgan is about to celebrate twenty five years of marriage to Paddy. But the secret she has kept all this time is about to be discovered. Erin Hopkins has...

Two sisters...two very different lives. Alison. As Christmas approaches, her American dream is in tatters. Her highflying career is on the skids, as she is made jobless in the financial...

When love flies out the window married life can be hell. With an unplanned baby on the way, a newly-wed daughter whose marriage is already in trouble, a teenager who...

'The great spirit of Frank McGuinness radiates in this magnificent novel. Myriad voices converge on one glistening core; it is a high-wire act earthed in the deepest humanity.' Sebastian BarryIt...

The magical new novel from the number 1 bestselling author of `PS, I Love You' and `Where Rainbows End'. Since Sandy Shortt's childhood schoolmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has...

Fairy godmothers exist, even in the tranquil hills of Ireland... Once upon a time, in the beautiful town of Carrickwell, lived three women. Three women who thought they had life...

Now filmed as Love, Rosie. A story about love. And how life can get in the way... From naughty children to rebellious teenagers, Rosie and Alex have stuck by each...

Once, not too long ago, there was just a single Irish country doctor tending to the lively little village of Ballybucklebo: Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. Now his thriving practice is...

'This book has given me life' Trish Hannon, reader review This is a joyful, uplifting book to remind us how strong we are...no matter how pear-shaped life gets! 'Original, funny,...

'I'm not an impulsive person. Twice in my life I've done impulsive things. The first time was when I packed a bag, walked out on my wife and kids, left...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2018WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS INTERNATIONAL...

Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg, a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's. Many of the young have left for England or America, where...

A modern classic - a collection of tales about Dublin from an unsung master of the short story Never before published in the UK, Maeve Brennan's Dublin stories are unsung...

Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to...

The Love Department by William Trevor - a darkly comic novel about a thief of the heart, by one of the world's best writersFrom the offices of her Love Department,...

"The Story of Lucy Gault . . . once read, will never be forgotten."-The Washington Post Book World"Trevor was our twentieth century Chekov."-Wall Street JournalThe stunning novel from highly acclaimed...

'A warm, unsentimental and beautifully-observed book for our times' Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days'If I were in bother I'd want the Ballybrady bunch at my back. This is a...

'A complete page-turner and an emotional rollercoaster. Tissues will be required' Sinead Moriarty 'A wonderfully life-affirming book...Carmel Harrington writes with such honesty' New York Times bestselling author, Hazel Gaynor On...

Dublin, 1921. The Irish War of Independence comes to a head, in a conflict that will pit Irishman against Irishman, brother against brother . . . Stephen Ryan, an Irishman...

'Wonderful' MARIAN KEYES 'A gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love' IRISH TIMES'A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON...

WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016We all do stupid things when we're kids.Ryan Cusack's grown up faster than most - being...

Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then...

Dublin 2010: Neil, twenty-six, unemployed, disaffected and disillusioned with Ireland, plans to emigrate and join his girlfriend in Canada. But having deferred his flight to attend his grandfather's funeral, he...

'An emotional and heart-warming story about community spirit, grief, and hope, The Book Club by Roisin Meaney is everything you could wish for in a novel and then some' Books...

In THE RETURN JOURNEY, Maeve Binchy creates powerful, compelling stories of love, loss, revelation and reconciliation. A secretary's silent passion for her boss meets the acid test on a business...

**NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA SERIES**'A gentle comic crime story' The Guardian'Poised and perceptive' Sunday Times'a beautiful piece of writing with a great story and fantastic, full bodied characters. All...

**SOON TO BE AN ITV DRAMA SERIES**'Poised and perceptive' Sunday Times'a beautiful piece of writing with a great story and fantastic, full bodied characters. All this with glorious West Cork...

'Each story is a perfectly formed jewel . . . vivid characterization, ingenious plotting and intelligent structuring amount to a most engaging read as we put the jigsaw of these...

'Thought-provoking, absorbing, superbly written ... Deirdre Purcell at her best' Patricia ScanlanA winter cruise sounds like a dream come true. But this gift from Grace's ex-husband is less a selfless...

Sunday Times bestseller April 2022Irish Times bestseller March 2022At the first wedding, there's a shockThe second wedding is unexpected By the third, Delphie thinks nothing could surprise her. But she's...