Secondhand Irish Fiction Books

A gripping, unsettling historical mystery with a classic feel, for fans of Agatha Christie'Haunting and exquisitely written. Part intricate mystery and part ghost story. This book will stay with me...

Intravenous lines, catheters, bodies in distress, wounds: three young surgical interns working the night shift must care for - and keep alive - the influx of patients, while frightened and...

'A masterly study of grief, memory and love recollected' Professor John Sutherland, Chair of Judges, Man Booker Prize 2005The Sea is John Banville's Man Booker prize-winning exploration of memory, childhood...

On a promontory jutting out into the Atlantic wind stands the Home run by Brother Benedict, where boys are taught a little of God and a lot of fear. To...

Nearing her one hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure....

Dublin 1907, a city of whispered rumours. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Rebellious and flirtatious,...

Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are... 'I really, really loved it. I think it's her best book so far, written with maturity and great...

You loved Aisling online, now get ready to love the novel.Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen, the creators of the much-loved Aisling character and the popular Facebook page 'Oh My God,...

Ireland, Ireland - no longer standing Dail ... Leinster House had been burned to the ground. All that was left was a smouldering ruin and the blackened remains of an...

The million-copy bestselling love story... ''Remember our wonderful memories, but don't be afraid to make some more...' Holly and Gerry had the perfect life. Happily married, living in Dublin close...

That risk assessor ex of Sorcha's turned out to be right - it really was the end of the world as we knew it ...See, I thought the porty was...

We don't think we can improve on the author's own summary of his book:I am many things, roysh - unbelievable babe magnet, red-hot lover, loyal kind of goy, best forward...

An original, funny and poignant story about those things in life that you just can't plan for...'A very modern fairytale, full of Claudia's trademark wit and humour' Sheila O'Flanagan Eloise...

The magical new novel from the number 1 bestselling author of `PS, I Love You' and `Where Rainbows End'. Since Sandy Shortt's childhood schoolmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has...

From the no. 1 bestselling author of PS, I Love You comes an enchanting novel about two childhood friends whom fate and destiny can't help toying with... From naughty children...

Tender, magical and captivating - a story of family, friends, and the unlikeliest of romances . . . Everything in Elizabeth Egan's life has its place, from the espresso cups...

1919. Emily Ehrlich watches as two young airmen, Alcock and Brown, emerge from the carnage of the First World War to pilot the very first non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland...

Tender, magical and captivating - a story of family, friends, and the unlikeliest of romances . . . What if love was right there in front of you - you...

In this latest RTE Radio and New Island collaboration, a selection of writing broadcast by the popular Sunday Miscellany programme is showcased. From essays, reportage, poetry and travel writing to...

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION The first novel from Joseph O'Neill since NETHERLAND. `O'Neill, in this book, has...

A love affair born in rural Ireland! Two mismatched lovers, locked in a relationship that will change both of them ... forever!From the day I was born, I was brought...

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Step into the lives of three women whose ambitions collide in the hilarious and heart-warming novel from the No....

The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You! It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died - six since she read his final letter, urging Holly...

'Moving, honest, and darkly comic.' - Marian Keyes'Gripping, heartbreaking, funny, surprising.' - Roddy Doyle'Beautiful, heartbreaking, original, honest, unique.' - Cecelia AhernLife in the Gingerbread House is no fairy tale...When Tess...

* * * Shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Novel Awards and the 2015 Folio Prize * * * Nora Webster is the heartbreaking new novel from one of the greatest...

THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD'A rare jewel' John Banville'A genuine page-turner' Donal Ryan'This is how...

'He won't tell Dan about the trees yet. In the spring maybe, when he knows if they're living or dead. Cahir is the right man for a secret. The great...

'Austin Duffy's uniquely dry, laconic style adds a subversive and compelling charge to this moving and intense story of the relationship between a father and daughter. A terrific novel' William...

At college in 1980s' Luton, Robbie Goulding, an Irish-born teenager, meets elusive Fran Mulvey, an orphaned Vietnamese refugee. Together they form a band. Joined by cellist Sarah-Therese Sherlock and her...

Spain in the years before the Armada, and high passion meets high politics. Ana, Princess of Eboli, heiress of Spain's leading family, widow of Philip II's wisest counsellor and rumoured...

1901. Cork can sound very similar to New York to foreign ears and tired brains, so it's no surprise that Ruth's family - Jewish refugees fleeing the European pogroms -...

In a wind-battered Mayo cottage, playwright Jack Ferris tries to salvage something from his broken love affair with Catherine Adams. Drink and despair drove her away; can his imagination call...

Marian Lescher's steady if predictable life in her native Chicago is upended when she is unexpectedly swept into a love affair with Irishman Daniel Lynch, a star medic renowned for...

A man with a borrowed name steps from a flashy red sports car also borrowed onto the estate of his youth. But all is not as it seems. There is...

Doesn't every girl dream of getting something from Tiffany's?'A blissfully escapist romp'Marie ClaireIt's Christmas Eve, and on New York City's 5th Avenue, two very different men are shopping for gifts...

*From the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These*Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres...

Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk...

The BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls trilogy begins in August 2019.After leaving for a religious community in Belgium, the young woman in A Pagan Place...

ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING A GROWN UP? ESCAPE IT ALL WITH MARIAN KEYES' BRAND NEW NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO ADULT LIFE'Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly...