We stock a large number of Children's Books. As the Easter Holidays have arrived, why not treat your children to a book rather than an Easter Egg? Less fattening and more enjoyable. We have … [Read more...] about Children’s Books
Fiction
Scothscéalta le Pádraic Ó Conaire
Scothscéalta le Pádraic Ó Conaire is a collection of short stories by the wandering/nomadic writer from the Connemara Gaelteacht. There are ten stories in this volume. The collection was complied … [Read more...] about Scothscéalta le Pádraic Ó Conaire
Kalevala
The Kalevala (The Land of the Heroes) is the national saga of Finland. Pieced together (and embellished) by Elias Lönnrot in the late 19th Century, from a traditional cycle told by rural storytellers, … [Read more...] about Kalevala
All Over Ireland
This is a collection of new Irish Short Stories, that have been compiled and edited by Deirdre Madden. The contributors include, Colm Tóibín, Frank McGuinness and Mary Morrissey. There are fourteen … [Read more...] about All Over Ireland
The Golden Ass of Apuleius
Lucius Apuleius, a young man of good parentage, takes a trip to Thessaly. Along the way, amidst a series of bizarre adventures, he inadvertently offends a priestess of the White Goddess, who promptly … [Read more...] about The Golden Ass of Apuleius
The Billy Liar Novels
The Billy Liar Novels by Keith Waterhouse tells the story and adventures of Billy Fisher - undertaker's assistant, aspiring screenwriter, comic and fantasist extraordinaire. These comic novels are … [Read more...] about The Billy Liar Novels
A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White
Patrick White won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. A Fringe of Leaves is considered one of his best novels. It concerns Ellen Roxburgh and her ill-fated trip to Australia, in 1836. Her boat … [Read more...] about A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White
Great Irish Tales of Horror
Great Irish Tales of Horror - A Treasury of Fear was edited and introduced by Peter Haining. There are three sections to the book; Lurking Shadows Wake Not the Dead To Make the Flesh … [Read more...] about Great Irish Tales of Horror
Footprint Upon Water by Barbara Fitzgerald
Footprint Upon Water was published in 1983, a year after the authors death. This is a compelling novel, spanning forty years in the life of an Anglo-Irish family struggling to come to terms with a … [Read more...] about Footprint Upon Water by Barbara Fitzgerald
A History of Loneliness by John Boyne
It has taken John Boyne fifteen years and twelve novels to write about Ireland. He has now done so in his most powerful book yet. A History of Loneliness is a courageous , deeply moving account of … [Read more...] about A History of Loneliness by John Boyne