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THE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER An Observer Best Debut Novelist of 2025 'One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today' SALLY ROONEY 'One of my favourite books...

THE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER An Observer Best Debut Novelist of 2025 'One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today' SALLY ROONEY 'One of my favourite books...

This stunning debut has won major acclaim, winning the Guardian First Book Award and Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards ; it was shortlisted for the Dublin...

Since his landmark debut collection, There Are Little Kingdoms in 2007, and its award-winning sequel in 2012, Dark Lies the Island , Kevin Barry has been acclaimed as one of...

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected. It's the tabloid...

Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in rural Ireland. The similarities end there; they are from very different worlds. When they both earn places at Trinity...

The new classic from the queen of contemporary fiction A brand-new book from the Number One bestselling author of The Break and The Woman Who Stole My Life They're a...

' Cecelia Ahern at her quirky, magical best ' Daily Mail Now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ A story for every woman. A story for every moment. Whether...

'Tender, funny and romantic' Marie Claire Christine Rose is crossing the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin late one night when she sees a stranger, Adam, poised to jump. Desperate to help,...

Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle's spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer, whom he originated in the groundbreaking The Woman Who Walked into Doors and its follow-up, Paula Spencer Booker-Prize...

It's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change - the thrilling, riotous debut novel from the Observer Best New Novelist. As Ballina prepares for its...

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, a sparkling family story of love, betrayal and reunion Nell is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out...

After the death of a young girl, the finger of suspicion is pointing at one reclusive family... LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK...

A collection of delightful short stories from one of Ireland's greatest ever writers, Brian Friel 'A fake! A quack! A charlatan! Get a grip on yourself, woman! We'll say another...

Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are... The instant Irish number one bestseller! 'I really, really loved it. I think it's her best book so...

Maddy Kiernan knows her situation is desperate. With her parents dead, her brother Thomas is left as guardian to her and her sister Carmel, and Thomas, Maddy is all too...

'Thrillingly original' - Naoise Dolan 'Exquisite' - Daily Telegraph Twenty years ago, Oona left the island of Inis for the very first time. A wind-blasted rock of fishing boats and...

Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are... The instant Irish number one bestseller! 'I really, really loved it. I think it's her best book so...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

A big-hearted, funny and sad novel about the messiness of love, family and beliefLONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 'Hilarious and timely, a...

Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are... The instant Irish number one bestseller! 'I really, really loved it. I think it's her best book so...

THE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER An Observer Best Debut Novelist of 2025 'One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today' SALLY ROONEY 'One of my favourite books...

Leaving home was hard. Returning is impossible. Fiadh's life is turned completely upside down on a night out in Belfast. Pretty soon everyone has heard about what happened; it is...

A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it ... 'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review 'Hugely immersive and emotional'...

`Tender, funny and romantic' Marie Claire Christine Rose is crossing the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin late one night when she sees a stranger, Adam, poised to jump. Desperate to help,...

Longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start...

Longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

The third gripping novel in this highly acclaimed and brilliantly realised seriesFor readers who loved Andrew Miller's historical novels, Francis Spufford's Golden Hill or Leonora Nattrass's Lawrence Jago seriesNominee for...

*An Evening Standard Must Read, Grazia Best Book of 2021 and Independent Debut Not to Miss* 'Beautifully written, this is a book of real hope and connection' Stylist Did you...

Strikingly sharp and thrillingly violent, Little Criminals is the celebrated debut of the doyen of Dublin crime and winner of the Gold Dagger 2012. Justin and Angela Kennedy have money,...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'A superb novel, evoking a bygone era when women could not afford to put a foot wrong' SUNDAY TIMES...

The gripping and emotional novel from the million-copy bestselling author of PS, I Love You She knows your secrets. Now discover hers... You've never met anyone like Alice. She sees...

Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking - a tragicomic tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is in meltdown... The Barnes...

'I was at a time in my life where I got to thinking more about people's choices - how everything would be different if just the slightest decision changed...' It...

A book about family, selfishness and compassion on Ireland's Atlantic coast, from the Booker Prize-winner. A book about family, selfishness and compassion on Ireland's Atlantic coast, from the Booker Prize-winner....

Truly the best of John Boyne - hilarious, touching and deeply sad The Heart's Invisible Furies is the breakout book Boyne was born to write. 'A bold, funny epic' Observer...

An unforgettable and sweeping interwar love story, from the Costa-shortlisted and bestselling Irish author of Life Sentences **A BOOK OF 2023 IN IRISH TIMES, RT GUIDE AND SUNDAY INDEPENDENT** An...

Meet Jamie and his community on the west coast of Ireland in the most uplifting and tender book of the year Jamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves...

Playtime is over as Marian's Sunday Times No. 1 blockbuster comes out in paperback MEET JESSIE, CARA AND NELL. Married to brothers Johnny, Ed and Liam Casey. Three very different...

A DISAPPEARANCE. A SMALL TOWN. A QUESTION THAT NEEDS ANSWERING... Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the...

Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking, The Bee Sting is a tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart...

Nessa Crowley's murderer has been protected by silence for ten years.Until a team of documentary makers decide to find out the truth.On the day of Henry and Keelin Kinsella's wild...

1980: Josephine escapes her home in Ireland, hoping never to return. She starts a new, exciting life in London, but as much as she tries, she can't quite leave the...

Five toasts. Five people. One lifetime. 'An extraordinary novel, a poetic writer, and a story that moved me to tears.' John Boyne'I'm here to remember - all that I have...

A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it ... 'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review 'Hugely immersive and emotional'...

The gripping and emotional novel from the million-copy bestselling author of PS, I Love You She knows your secrets. Now discover hers...You've never met anyone like Alice. She sees the...