The Butcher Boy
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When I was a young lad twenty or thirty or forty years ago I lived in a small town where they were...
Anywhere But Schuylkill (The Great Upheaval Trilogy)
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In 1877, twenty Irish coal miners hanged for a terrorist conspiracy that never occurred. Anywhere...
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The Ballad of Mary Kearney
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"I am dead, my Mary; the man who loved you body and soul lies in some dishonorable grave." In...
Historical Fiction Irish History Women's Fiction
Neil Jordan: Interviews
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These interviews cover the career to date of Neil Jordan (b. 1950), easily the most renowned...
Small Mercies
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'Mrs. Fennessy, please go home.' 'And do what?' 'Whatever you do when you're home.' 'And then...
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Girl Who Came Home in Books
Jan 12, 2018
[Gaynor] tells the story of Maggie, and Irish girl, who is leaving her home to travel to America with her aunt after the death of her mother. Maggie does not want to leave unlike those she is traveling with since she is in love.
This novel does a good job mixing history with fiction and making it believable. It is also told as a memory to Maggie's granddaughter, Grace, who has made her own sacrifices for family. It is an enjoyable read with a slight twist at the end.
One Boy's War
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ENGLAND, SUMMER 1940. Following a brush with death in the Irish Sea, 10-year-old Käfer Avigdor...
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The Black Hand
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In the aftermath of Ireland’s most deadly gang war, Dublin’s ruling family has scattered to the...
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The Gathering
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"Anne Enright is a dazzling writer of international stature and one of Ireland’s most singular...
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A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
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This is the winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for fiction. It is the winner of the Desmond Elliott...