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A Few of the Girls

Maeve Binchy

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'The Irish do love telling stories, and we are suspicious of people who don't have long, complicated...

Brooklyn

Colm Toibin

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Colm Toibin's Brooklyn is a devastating story of love, loss and one woman's terrible choice between...

Castle Rackrent

Maria Edgeworth

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During the 1790s, with Ireland in political crisis, Maria Edgeworth made a surprisingly rebellious...

The Woman on the Bridge

Sheila O’Flanagan

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Dublin. The 1920s. As war tears Ireland apart, two young people are caught up in events that will...

Historical fiction Ireland

Hazel (2934 KP) rated Holding in Books

Jan 12, 2018 (Updated Jan 12, 2018)

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Graham Norton | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

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I don’t normally read books written by “celebrities” but I admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this written by Graham Norton. What initially grabbed me was the fact that it is set in a remote Irish village and I was curious to see how it compared to my experiences of spending my summer holidays in a village in Northern Ireland and I have to say that I feel that Mr Norton captured the atmosphere, the people and the humour excellently but then I would expect that really with him being Irish ;)

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Molly Murphy flees for her life from her native Ireland and winds up on Ellis Island for the opening day in 1901. The luck of the Irish evades her, however, when someone dies while they are on the island and Molly stands accused of the crime. The set up, while necessary, slows the beginning down. However this is still a good series opener to a character I now love.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-murphys-law-by-rhys-bowen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Merissa (12358 KP) rated Celtic Maidens in Books

Dec 17, 2018

I was given this book by a friend who knows of my love of "fantasy" books and folklore / mythology. This was an absolutely magnificent read that draws you in from the first page and keeps you guessing until the end. Exceedingly well written with characters you can associate with. I have to admit that my favourite part of the book is actually the location of Wales and therefore the folklore given is Welsh. It make such a refreshing change to read about Wales' history and not just Ireland.

Would highly recommend it to simply everyone!!!