Secondhand Irish Fiction Books

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...

Kate O'Brien is thirty and has very little to think about except trying to keep her balance as she totters up London's media-land ladder.Fiona O'Brien is Kate's responsible older sister...

Abandoned by their mother at a young age the Peters sisters, Aly, Mer and Cassie, have formed a tight bond in their new home in Germany with their father. When...

Escape to Italy and fall in love with this perfect summer read...Floundering junior travel writer Katie has just been given the opportunity of her career. Her boss can't make her...

Julius Winsome lives in a cabin in the hunting hearltand of the Maine woods, with only his books and his dog for company. That is until the morning he finds...

When the baby is found on the doorstep of Ella's cafe, everyone asks - what sort of parent would abandon their child?Jess feels increasingly left out as the only non-mum...

* * * Shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Novel Awards and the 2015 Folio Prize * * * Nora Webster is the heartbreaking new novel from one of the greatest...

1994, the summer of the ceasefire. In the Northern Irish border town of Cross, after decades of violent activity protesting British rule, a community plays out its end game. Francie,...

The stage is set for the telling of a story... A Dublin doctor, ruined by alcohol and card-playing, is sent to find a priest to baptise his newborn son. In...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD'Humorous, deeply emotional and unputdownable' Sunday Independent, Best Novels of 2023'A blockbuster in waiting' Donal Ryan, author of The Queen of...

'A joy to read: fresh, funny, moving and always surprising' Kate Atkinson'Fresh, beguiling and laugh-out-loud funny on every page, this must be the most enjoyable Irish novel since Skippy Dies'...

It is the 1970s and the covert war in Ireland is at its height. Intelligence and military agencies compete for assets along the Border, and their proxy assassins prowl the...

Connie and Matt Wilson, once childhood sweethearts, have worked hard to achieve their dreams - their lovely London home, their three beloved sons and a stable, trusting marriage. When they...

It is December in Belfast, Christmas is approaching and three sets of people are about to make their way to Amsterdam.Alan, a university art teacher stands watching the grey sky...

It's dangerous . . . and that's the truth about love . . . A young man shields his terrible wounds from his mother; a husband believes he can love...

It's been almost eleven years since Rhea Farrell last wrote to her mother.It was a Friday night ritual - until Rhea's father decided it was stupid to write letters to...

Gemma Garvey's marriage has been over for ages. Gemma ended it and chose to struggle on alone as a single mother with 2 kids rather than continue the pretence that...

When Euan and Ruth set off with their young daughter to live in Bahrain, it is meant to be an experience and adventure they will cherish. But on the night...

Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this powerful read that USA Today called "as memorable an introduction to the subject as The...

The new warm and engaging novel from the bestselling author of BEST OF FRIENDS. Fairy godmothers exist, even in the tranquil hills of Ireland! Once upon a time, in the...