Fiction - pre-2000
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By Salt WaterWritten by Angela Bourke.The 'salt water' of Angela Bourke's first collection is not only the sea, but also tears, sweat, and the amniotic fluid where we first swim. Often on the brink, her women narrators encounter varius lessons in a variet of landscapes: shadows of cruelty (and mortality) in the back lanes of 1960s Dublin, to affairs of the hear in America, Europe and the West of Ireland in 1990s. Struggling to find their way (and themselves) in a world they cannot always comprehend, they discover many ways to tell a story. |
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Finbar's HotelWritten by Dermot Bolger.During the course of one night Finbar's Hotel is about to be visited by a bewildering array of guests. Edited and conceived by Dermot Bolger and written by seven of Ireland's leading novelists, Finbar's Hotel builds into an extraordinary interwoven work of fiction, pulsating with humour, vitality and suspense - not least the unsolved puzzle of which author actually wrote each chapter. |
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It Means MischiefWritten by Kate Thompson.Young Dublin actress Deirdre O'Dare has just landed her first big role and desperately wants to shine - and to impress David, the director she has fallen madly in love with. But while Deirdre loves David, David loves leading lady Eva. Meanwhile, Sebastian and Rory wait in the wings... Special price - 50% off |
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More MischiefWritten by Kate Thompson.Life is sweet for rising stage and TV soap star Deirdre O'Dare. But jealous fears, spawned by arch-rival Sophie, that roguish boyfriend Rory is having a Hollywood fling threaten to ruin her happiness. Life is sweet for rising stage and TV soap star Deirdre O'Dare. But jealous fears, spawned by arch-rival Sophie, that roguish boyfriend Rory is having a Hollywood fling threaten to ruin her happiness. Special price - 50% off |
RedemptionWritten by Francis Stuart .A novel of extraordinary brilliance and insight into the human condition, published in paper for the first time, along with its companion novel, 'The Pillar of Cloud.' The plot centers on an Irish soldier who returns to a sleepy Irish town, bringing with him the intimations of the agony he left behind. |