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Butterfly

by Clare Austin

Flannery Sloane is a free spirit, her soul blessed by Irish musical tradition. She doesn’t care where she’s going or how she’ll get there. Joy and passion are her only map. And, though she’s not interested in falling in love, she wouldn’t mind a little fun with a fine-looking man. Hunter Kincade could fill that bill and have a bit of change left over. Hunter thrives on punctuality. He is in the music business with... (more)

An Irish Country Christmas (Irish Country Books)

An Irish Country Christmas (Irish Country Books)

by Patrick Taylor

Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village of Ballybucklebo, at least until he learns that his sweetheart, Patricia, might not be coming home for the holidays. That unhappy prospect dampens his spirits somewhat, but Barry has little time to dwell on his romantic disappointments. Christmas may be drawing nigh, but there is little peace to be found on earth, especially for a... (more)

Teacher Man, A MemoirFrank McCourt

Teacher Man, A Memoir

by Frank McCourt

When The Pathway Cries in Darkness

by Kirk D Yancey

Behind every door lies many secrets untold! Visually stunning! Kirk Yancey brings you a truly special and unforgettable poetry book. “When The Pathway Cries in Darkness” is a book about love, life and tragedy all wrapped up in an epic tale making it one of the most entertaining books of the year, some Critics say! In this uplifting highly sensational book, Kirk Yancey digs deep inside of his starving thoughts to... (more)

Always and Forever: Katie The Rose of Tralee

Always and Forever: Katie The Rose of Tralee

by Annette J Dunlea

Katie is a farmers daughter in Tralee. She is best friends with Ronan. As they grow up they fall in fall. On the night Katie enters the Rose of Tralee contest under the apple tree where they carved their names as kids Ronan proposes to his Rose. They kiss and she agress to be called back in stage for the results, a shock is in store. They marry and put the poor days behind them. They build their dream home on... (more)

A Daughter's JourneyLyn Andrews

A Daughter's Journey

by Lyn Andrews

The Mabinogion

by Charlotte Guest

Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the "Mabinogion" passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we know. Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeated by a dreamlike atmosphere. In "Math Son of Mathonwy" two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in... (more)

Philosophical Works, including the Works on Vision (Everyman

Philosophical Works, including the Works on Vision (Everyman

by George Berkeley

Berkeley responded vigorously against the dominant materialist interpretation of seventeenth century physics, proclaiming the dependence of the physical world on the spirit. This volume contains a selection of Berkeley's most important philosophical works, including "Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision," "Principles of Human Knowledge," "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous," and his... (more)

Mondo Desperado

by Pat McCabe

Exiles : A Play

by James Joyce

The only extant play by the great Irish novelist James Joyce (1882-1941), EXILES is of interest for its autobiographical content. The main character, Richard Rowan, the moody, tormented writer who is at odds with both his wife and the parochial Irish society around him, is clearly a portrait of Joyce himself. The character of Rowan's wife, Bertha, is certainly influenced by Joyce's lover and later wife, Nora... (more)

Ormond

by Maria Edgeworth

An orphan, handsome Harry Ormond has been raised, with a mixture of indulgence and neglect, by the corrupt, hard-drinking Anglo-Irish politician, Sir Ulick O'Shane. When Ormond's hot temper involves him in a near-fatal shooting, he is sent away to live with King Corny, his guardian's kind-hearted, eccentric cousin. Possessing neither property nor fortune, Ormond is determined to make his way in the world like an... (more)

ArabyJames Joyce

Araby

by James Joyce

Irish Born

The Butcher BoyPatrick McCabe

The Butcher Boy

by Patrick McCabe

SCARLETT

by Cathy Cassidy

Only the River Runs Free

by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene

Hardcover, 1997 1st edition

The Death of an Ardent Bibliophile : A Peter McGarr MysteryBartholomew Gill

The Death of an Ardent Bibliophile : A Peter McGarr Mystery

by Bartholomew Gill

The author of Death of a Joyce Scholar offers a literary mystery about a bibliophile found dead in a room identical to the Swift library where he was making ""blue"" videos--with his gruesome death captured on film. 20,000 first printing.

Stir-Fry

by Emma Donoghue

"Exhilarating...irreverent, and extremely funny,"- Ms . Seventeen and sure of nothing, Maria has left her parents' small-town grocery for university life in Dublin. An ad in the Student Union-- "2 women seek flatmate. No bigots."-leads Maria to a home with warm Ruth and wickedly funny Jael, students who are older and more fascinating than she'd expected. A poignant, funny, and sharply insightful coming-of-age... (more)

Aristocrats : Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832

Aristocrats : Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832

by S. K. Tillyard

The Lennox Sisters--great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians and peers--lived lives of real public significance, but the private texture of their family-centered world mattered to them and they shared their experiences with each other in countless letters. From this hitherto unknown archive, Stella Tillyard has constructed a group biography of privileged... (more)

The Country Girls Trilogy and EpilogueEdna O'Brien

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