Secondhand Irish Fiction Books

'Heart-warming and unputdownable' Carmel HarringtonEmily loves the festive season. This year she's hosting a special Christmas lunch at her restaurant to celebrate with family and friends. But as the big...

You loved Aisling online, now get ready to love the novel.Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen, the creators of the much-loved Aisling character and the popular Facebook page 'Oh My God,...

Shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Novel AwardLonglisted for the 2015 Man Booker PrizeA darkly glinting novel set on Ireland's Atlantic coast, The Green Road is a story of fracture and...

When we first met Paula Spencer - in "The Woman Who Walked into Doors" - she was thirty-nine, recently widowed, an alcoholic struggling to hold her family together. "Paula Spencer"...

Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are... 'I really, really loved it. I think it's her best book so far, written with maturity and great...

Every woman needs her Cathy Kelly time ... Kenny's Department Store, with its handsome Edwardian facade, is the jewel in Ardagh town's crown. TV presenter Ingrid has watched her husband...

'Extraordinary. I loved it' - Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist'Engrossing and moving . . . gives voice to so much that's unspoken about Ireland' - Emma Donoghue, author of...

THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERAN IRISH TIMES FICTION BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024In Barcelona, we meet a cast of characters who live turbulent inner lives. In a Spanish hotel...

A love affair born in rural Ireland! Two mismatched lovers, locked in a relationship that will change both of them ... forever!From the day I was born, I was brought...

Aisling is 28, and she's a complete ... Aisling.Living 'Down Home' with Mammy and Daddy, she commutes to her good pensionable job in Dublin and stays two nights a week...

Aisling is 29 and she's still a complete Aisling.After a tough year, things between herself and John are back on track, and life with Sadhbh and Elaine in their notiony...

A gripping, unsettling historical mystery with a classic feel, for fans of Agatha Christie'Haunting and exquisitely written. Part intricate mystery and part ghost story. This book will stay with me...

The BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls trilogy begins in August 2019.'Edna O'Brien writes the most beautiful, aching stories of any writer, anywhere.' Alice MunroSpanning five...

Life doesn't come with a map. Maybe you're going the right way after all.It is the morning of Ellie Warren's wedding day and she is hiding under her childhood bed....

The Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, from the acclaimed author of Room.'Moving, gripping and dazzlingly written' - StylistDublin, 1918. In a country doubly ravaged by...

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Of course, of everybody of whom...

The number one Irish bestseller! `An emotional rollercoaster' Irish Independent`A brilliantly readable, funny novel' Fabulous magazine A gorgeous story of chance meetings and unexpected friendships. Because sometimes what you've always...

Willard, his mother and his girlfriend Nyla have spent their entire lives in an endless journey where daily survival is dictated by the ultimate imperative: obey the rules, or you...

The warm, engrossing new novel from the No. 1 bestseller, Cathy Kelly Welcome to Avalon: a quaint, sleepy town on the Irish coast. Nothing has changed here for generations -...

`... I have friends and family, I am in this wonderful country, I have money, there is nothing much wrong with me except I am dying.' `Every Single Minute' is...

A major film starring Brie Larson, winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Best Actress BAFTAShortlisted for the Man Booker PrizeShortlisted for the Orange PrizeJack is five....

Also published as Where Rainbows End - now a major film as Love, Rosie.A story about love. And how life can get in the way... FIrst published as WHERE RAINBOWS...

ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING A GROWN UP? ESCAPE IT ALL WITH MARIAN KEYES' BRAND NEW NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO ADULT LIFE'Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly...

An enchanting collection of warm, poignant and Christmas-themed stories from the Sunday Times bestselling author In this wonderful collection of interlinked short stories Sheila O'Flanagan brings her own trademark sparkle...

Lindsay Davidson seems to have it all. A 34-year-old interior designer, she's about to marry Paul Hayes - think Colin Firth and George Clooney. She has just decided to change...

In the run-up to the second Gulf War a young Irishwoman, Vivien, fulfilling her dream of seeing the magical land of Yemen, starts a passionate affair with a charismatic English...

'Bleakly beautiful. A raw emotional depth-charge of a novel' MR Carey'Gripped me as much by the heart as it did by the throat' Kiran Millwood HargraveLAST ONES LEFT ALIVE is...

The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You! It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died - six since she read his final letter, urging Holly...

'A writer who understands exactly how women think' Cathy KellyHolly Craig's family have lived happily in Huntersbrook for generations but when times grow hard, even she must admit defeat and...

'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how...

From the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger shortlisted author'A dark, haunting tale with an emotional gut punch that stays with you long after the final page. Amanda Cassidy is...

Anita is a wife on the edge. Thanks to her husband Frank's success in business she has lived a lavish lifestyle at the heart of the city's elite. However, now...

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEARA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Tremendously good' Observer'The most vivid and compelling portrait of late Victorian London since The Crimson Petal and the White' Sarah...

Scarlet Feather is set in contemporary Dublin, and is the story of Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather, who go into business together as caterers. Tom is the son of a...