Leaving Clare

Growing up in the 1950s in Kilnagree, a small village in Co Clare, Rose lives a quiet life. Working part-time in the local pub while helping her grandmother at home, Rose’s only ambition is to marry a decent local lad in Kilnagree.

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Linda Kavanagh

As Caroline Leyden’s wedding to Ken Barnes approaches she wants everything to be perfect and all her family to be there. But a 30-year-old photograph album reveals Gina, an aunt she has never met and Caroline gets the feeling her mother ...

Louise Marley

Isaac van der Straatan chooses the occasion of his daughter Isabel’s birthday party to announce his decision to sell Vanders – his chain of exclusive jewellery stores.

Maeve Binchy

Maeve Binchy was born in 1940, in Dalkey, a small village in Dublin, Ireland. To this day she draws on her experiences there when creating the rural villages so often found at the heart of her novels. Maeve Binchy is the author of novels and co...

Mairead O'Driscoll

Can a single moment in time alter the course of a life forever? For the Carmody family, it certainly seems so. An interrupted childhood has coloured Laura’s view of life and her dream of having a proper family remains just that – a dream...

Margaret Kaine

Two girls – one street. Two families across a social divide. As a child, Josie Ford, fiery and ambitious, sees from a distance the affluent lifestyle of young Georgina Hawkins, and is filled with envy. But Georgina is lonely, and longs to ex...

Marian Keyes

Dubliner Anna is the fourth of five Walsh sisters and seems to have it all - gorgeous husband Aidan, an apartment in Manhattan and The Best Job In The World. So it’s not surprising she doesn’t want to stay for long in her parents Good Front Room ...

Martina Devlin

April 1912 - disaster strikes.

Ship of Dreams by Martina Devlin is a gripping read inspired by the turn of events following one of the world’s most horrific tragedies, the sinking of the Titanic.

A small group of survivor...

Mary McCarthy

Amy Kennedy, partially dressed, lies on top of a creased duvet. Her eyes are half open. A year after her mother's death, her depression threatens to engulf her. Her mother's cruel and violent tones still rage in her head. 'No tears, no tears now o...

Melissa Hill

Eve knows exactly what she wants. After nine good yearsand two lovely kids together, it’s about time Liam madean honest woman of her. After all, they’re as good asmarried anyway, aren’t they?

Eve’s older sister Sam knows more than ...