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
Fiction
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
The Green Road by Anne Enright
Anne Enright won numerous awards for The Green Road. Most notably The Man Booker Prize. Four grown up children return to the West of Ireland for a final family Christmas in the home their mother is … [Read more...] about The Green Road by Anne Enright
Vintage Penguin Books
We have a large stock of Penguin Books. We have the Penguin paperbacks in the Orange, Blue, Green and Red covers. Most of these vintage books are in excellent condition. Contact us for details. … [Read more...] about Vintage Penguin Books
Tik-Tok by John Sladek
Razor sharp and brilliantly funny, Tik-Tok chronicles the rise of one completely amoral robot and his dealings with an assortment of deranged and maniacal humans. John Sladek was noted author of … [Read more...] about Tik-Tok by John Sladek
Kerry through it’s Writers
Gabriekl Fitzmaurice edited this anthology of Kerry Authors. There are contributions from some of Kerry's finest authors, such as, John B Keane, Brendan Kennelly, Paddy Bushe and John Coolahan. It … [Read more...] about Kerry through it’s Writers
Golf without Tears by P G Woodhouse
This is n American first edition hardback of Woodhouse's greatest book of Golf stories. It was published in New York by George H Doran in 1924. There are ten very funny stories in the book. It is … [Read more...] about Golf without Tears by P G Woodhouse
Children’s Books
Children are our customers of the future. We stock a vast range of Children's Books. All ages are catered for. Today we feature, Fancy That! from the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin … [Read more...] about Children’s Books