Michael McLaverty is one of Ireland's most distinguished short story writers. He paints with acute precision and intensity the landscape of Northern Ireland, its remote hill farms, rough island … [Read more...] about Collected Short Stories by Michael McLaverty
Fiction
Thirty Nine Dawson Street complied by Robert E Connolly
This is the story of a 300 years old Georgian building standing on Dawson Street in Dublin. After nearly three centuries of interaction with humans, and hearing them say, "If these Walls could only … [Read more...] about Thirty Nine Dawson Street complied by Robert E Connolly
The Book of Conquests and The Silver Arm by Jim Fitzpatrick
The Book of Conquests was published in 1978. This is a First Edition paperback copy. The book is ex-library but is in good condition throughout. The artwork is of the most wonderful standard, … [Read more...] about The Book of Conquests and The Silver Arm by Jim Fitzpatrick
The Collection by James Crumley
Collected together in this volume are three crime novels - The Wrong Case, featuring Milo Milodragovitch, an investigative newcomer. The Last Good Kiss, in which C.W. Sughure, a man with a … [Read more...] about The Collection by James Crumley
Artemis by Andy Weir
She grew up on the moon, of course she has a dark side... Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist … [Read more...] about Artemis by Andy Weir
Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes by Mick Harkin
The author has added a sub title to the book, an Anatomy of Wit. There are four sections to the book The Jokes in our lives Our Modus Operandi Back to basics - what is a joke? A … [Read more...] about Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes by Mick Harkin
A Kesterel for a Knave by Barry Hines
Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new … [Read more...] about A Kesterel for a Knave by Barry Hines
Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man by Norman Mailer
Although Mailer relies heavily on previous Picasso biographies and memoirs, from which he quotes extensively, this inspired, lavishly illustrated biography offers an uncanny psychological portrait of … [Read more...] about Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man by Norman Mailer
Shadow Voices edited by John Connolly
Now, for the first time, John Connolly's one volume presents the history of Irish genre writing and uses it to explore how we think about fiction itself. Deeply researched, and passionately argued, … [Read more...] about Shadow Voices edited by John Connolly
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
It is difficult to think of a book which has had a greater impact on 20th-century culture and language than Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. It introduced phrases such as Big Brother, Newspeak, and … [Read more...] about Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell