Secondhand Irish Fiction Books

The No 1 Bestseller!When a shameless rugby legend and a distinguished grey lady get together sparks are bound to fly. And when that legend is South Dublin's favourite socialite, Ross...

'Jan Carson is a born storyteller: her work is so imaginative, whimsical, mischievous and brave, but tender and curious too - you never know where she's going to take you...

One night can change your life. Forever. 'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review 'Hugely immersive and emotional' Reader Review 'An emotional...

It's just days after the Folkapalooza concert and having saved the world, Twenty Major is looking forward to some R&R but little does he know that his murky past is...

2 Woman - 1 Irish, 1 American - set up a home exchange business; their unlikely and touching friendship unveils secrets and changes lives.

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...

'An original voice' Colm Toibin'Duncan brings a new way of seeing' Irish TimesDuring winter season in a secluded Alpine city, John Molloy, an Irish restorative sculptor, meets Bernadette, an enigmatic...

Life is looking up for Saffy. She has a great job, a gorgeous flat in the most desirable part of Dublin and - after six years - it looks like...

1994, the summer of the ceasefire. In the Northern Irish border town of Cross, after decades of violent activity protesting British rule, a community plays out its end game. Francie,...

Trieste, 1904. James Joyce - not yet famous - arrives in the city by train with Norah Barnacle. Penniless, he goes to seek out a loan, leaving Norah sitting on...

The brilliant debut novel from Emilie Pine, author of the international bestseller Notes to SelfDublin, 7 October 2019One day, one city, two women: Ruth and Pen. Neither knows the other,...

When Michael Connolly was a child in the 1970s, his mother told him about all the things that happened to her in that place. All that the nuns had done....

From the prize-winning author of YOUNG SKINS, comes HOMESICKNESS - a quietly caustic, startlingly beautiful and wonderfully wry new short story collection.'A mesmerisingly powerful book, full of the strangeness and...

Eliza's playwright husband Richard Sheridan has accepted the career opportunity of a lifetime: running a prestigious theatre in Dublin. Eliza plays the role of the supportive wife - uprooting their...

In Love Notes from a German Building Site, Adrian Duncan exposes the fragile architecture of the mind with unrelenting accuracy and sensitivity. Mapping the emotional realities of immigration onto the...

How far would you go to protect your family? 'Full of heart and essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very satisfying ending and perhaps a few...

In this compelling book, Llywelyn tells the story of a charming young woman, Ursula Halloran, who comes of age in the 1920's and experiences the passions and pains of the...

Funny, clever and true, read the unmissable short story collection about modern relationships'Brilliant... This collection covers themes on sex, friendship and work and dives into what it means to be...

In the cold dawn of Christmas Day 1897, Gilbert Rice, 85 years old and with failing health, recounts his journey into manhood in a city on the cusp of great...

* THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER (The Times) * SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 ** WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR: DEBUT FICTION **...

A Bit on the Side - Twelve remarkable stories by the master storyteller William Trevor'Compassionate, poignant, even heart-rending. Almost perfect works of art by perhaps the greatest short story writer...

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. (Trad.)When Lara was twelve, and her younger brother Alfie eight, their father died in a helicopter crash. A prominent plastic surgeon, and Irishman,...

An unforgettable and sweeping interwar love story, from the Costa-shortlisted and bestselling Irish author of Life Sentences'Imaginative, beautifully told... Superb'SPECTATOR'The best book yet by a truly gifted Irish writer'GABRIEL BYRNE,...