Secondhand Irish Fiction Books

Kitchen Confidential meets Nick Hornby - a brilliant portrait of the highs and lows of life in contemporary DublinAfter Rory has returned to Dublin to bury his mother, he decides...

'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...

'A clever multiple-narrative account of teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland . . . this debut marks out Quigley as a writer of compassion and humour'...

Four strangers, with nothing in common but a need to escape, meet in a Greek taverna high above the small village of Aghia Anna. From Ireland, America, Germany and England,...

Based on a notorious clerical scandal in Victorian Ireland, The Big Chapel by Thomas Kilroy deals with the indelible essence of humanity and the dangers of adhering to ideological dogma....

One evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller arrives unannounced and mysterious at a house in the Irish countryside. By the November fireside he begins to tell the story of this...

Like any great diva, Eva Valentine is a flawed character. Spoilt, stubborn and sassy, she exudes lioness confidence when in the company of her fellow bitches Maddie and Parker, and...

Blinded in an attack in the aftermath of Irish independence, Rose Raven is living quietly with her brother. When she discovers he's involved in anti-government propaganda, she tells no one,...

The intention was, of course, to bring her out to Winterwood - to that magical place that only me and her knew - but I wouldn't tell her that until...

A powerful, moving novel of love and war Dublin airport, 1972. Gina, nineteen, too young to be wise, but old enough for love, sex and the repercussions of both, is...

Ever since Taney was four she's known she could see things before they happened. She also knows that she must keep her gift a secret - at all costs. Teased...

'A considerable achievement ... one of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years ... in such an understated manner, eschewing linguistic eccentricity ... in favour of genuine characters...

SUNDAY TIMES bestseller Cathy Kelly returns with a funny, emotional, heart-warming new novel.It all started with Paris. At the top of the Eiffel Tower, a young man proposes to his...

An original, funny and poignant story about those things in life that you just can't plan for...'A very modern fairytale, full of Claudia's trademark wit and humour' Sheila O'Flanagan Eloise...

Nine Lives.Four Generations.One Family.The MacEntees are no ordinary family. Determined to be different to other people, they have carved out a place for themselves in Irish life by the sheer...

'[A] stunning novel that combines history with a fascinating mystery... Enthralling, absorbing and entirely delightful' - Jane CaseyA heart-stopping dual timeline mystery, from the bestselling author of The Belladonna Maze.In...

How do you know where you belong?In June 1988, Elizabeth Kelly's parents think she belongs at home in Ireland. Her boyfriend is certain of it. Unwilling to settle down just...

Noah is running away from his problems the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest - or at least that's what he thinks. When he comes across a...

These deftly told, amusing but disturbing stories vividly capture an Ireland in flux and crisis where the coping classes, "the squeezed middle", increasingly face the threat of economic and emotional...

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...

At college in 1980s Luton, Robbie Goulding, an Irish-born teenager, meets the elusive Fran Mulvey, an orphaned Vietnamese refugee. Together they form a band. Joined by cellist Sarah-Therese Sherlock and...

A warm, witty and wise novel about love, friendship and being in your thirties. Gloria, Eimear and Kate have been friends since they were a trio of six-year-olds cast as...

1901. Cork can sound very similar to New York to foreign ears and tired brains, so it's no surprise that Ruth's family - Jewish refugees fleeing the European pogroms -...