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Zeebs
€23.95
The electrifying story of a Munster, Ireland and Lions icon who changed the game – and the face of Irish sport. From the streets of Cork to the grand stages of Thomond Park, the Stade Yves-du-Manoir and beyond, Simon Zebo’s journey is one of flair, fire and fearless individuality. In this candid and captivating memoir, Zebo opens up about his life, from his record-breaking feats with Munster and Ireland to his trailblazing role as the first black man to wear the green jersey.

With trademark wit and warmth, Zebo reflects on the highs and lows of a career that spanned continents, including his unforgettable stint with Racing 92, his Lions tour memories, the moments that made him a fan favourite, and his insightful, exuberant punditry. Co-written with acclaimed rugby journalist Gerry Thornley, Zeebs is more than a sports memoir: it’s a celebration of self-expression, resilience and the joy of playing the game your way.

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Peck and Peck
€17.95
The number one bestselling author of global sensation LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY returns. ‘Charming, uplifting, soulful, and original’ Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The Women’Laugh-out-loud funny. It is impossible not to be beguiled’ Guardian Peck & Peck is the irresistible story of a young man whose life is turned upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck .

. . It’s 1982, New York City.

Crime is on the rise, muggings are in the streets, and Batter Gray, recent college graduate with a skill that no one wants – an ‘ear’ for poetry – is worried about his future. While all his friends have real jobs, he’s folding T-shirts at the Gap. As for love? No.

Not unless you count Sallie Mae, the student loan tyrant. He hears from Sallie all the time. But when Batter gets a dream job at Peck & Peck, the most prestigious poetry quarterly in the world, his life moves into the literary fast lane.

Soon Batter is knee-deep in the secret war between the two Editors in Chief, the famous Peck brothers – twins and enemies – as well as being privy to the private affairs of their thirty-nine editors, whose professed mission is the same: Find originality. Reward creativity. Burn the rest.

And by ‘burn’, they mean incinerate. Because at Peck & Peck, ‘good’ isn’t good enough, ‘interesting’ doesn’t cut it, plagiarists aren’t tolerated, and parolees run the mailroom. Still want to submit your poem? Go with God.

Welcome to a dazzling and unforgettable novel from Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry. Original, brilliantly funny and peopled with unforgettable characters, Peck & Peck is both a passionate ode to the written word and a heartwarming exploration of all that makes us human.

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Now You Are Wonderful
€19.95
What if growing older wasn’t about fading away, but finally stepping into your full power?Here, one of Ireland’s most beloved voices invites us to rethink what it is to age – personally, socially and spiritually. With warmth, openness and insight, Mary shares her own experience of growing older, alongside the reflections of wise and remarkable elders who have lived, strived and thrived through life’s seasons. While Mary doesn’t shy away from the realities of ageing – loneliness, forgetfulness, slowing down – she also celebrates the gifts of later life: greater freedom, self-understanding, and the quiet joy of prioritising your own needs.

She shows how age can be a time of healing, of returning to the past not to dwell on it but to liberate ourselves in the present. A beautiful celebration of the richness of age, and a reminder that the later chapters may be the most powerful of all.

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In One Brief Moment All Eternity
€17.95
FROM THE BOOKER AND WOMEN’S-PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY AND THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES

During a time of great turmoil, Gustave Flaubert created literature’s most scandalous heroine: Madame Bovary. He then poisoned her with arsenic. But what if, 175 years later, Emma and the women history overlooked could seize the quill from his hands and tell a different story?

In One Brief Moment All Eternity is a luminous reinvention of an iconic male writer, told through the eyes of the women real and fictional who shaped him: a devoted nursemaid, an Egyptian dancer and a passionate, jealous lover who refuses to be forgotten.

Through their voices, visionary author Elif Shafak creates both an intimate portrait of a great artist and an epic meditation on storytelling itself: who gets remembered, who gets erased, and how can literature endure through political upheaval, war and injustice? When the world feels broken, how do we find the hope to carry on?

Shafak takes readers on an extraordinary journey through time and space, from Flaubert’s unusual childhood in a house that was part home, part hospital, part morgue, to nineteenth-century Paris during the Revolution, and onwards to Istanbul, Cairo, Palestine and Beirut. In this exhilarating tale, the questions at the heart of her work take on a thrilling new urgency: who gets to speak, and what would the silenced have said?

Boldly inventive, transporting and illuminating, spanning decades and continents, In One Brief Moment All Eternity is a dazzling love letter to literature, untold stories, neglected communities and the enduring spirit of humanity.

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Adam and Eve
€16.95
November 11th, 1918. As the guns of the Great War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath. Eve is the daughter of an Earl.

Adam, a shepherd’s son. Yet from their first meeting they form an extraordinary bond that neither privilege nor prejudice can break. Then on a single September night in 1940, as Hitler prepares to invade the British Isles, their actions will change his mind.

Determining not just their own futures but the fate of a nation. They will show extraordinary courage. They will make unimaginable sacrifices.

And the story of what they did will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. From the broads of Norfolk to the beaches of Dunkirk, Adam & Eve is a breathtaking epic of courage, sacrifice, and love forged in Britain’s darkest hour.

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Happy, Thank You. More, Please.
€19.95
When I was twenty-one, a woman introduced me to five magic words that changed my life: Happy, thank you. More, please.

Kyla Cobbler’s path to self-love hasn’t run smoothly. From making questionable dating decisions, to using booze to quell her constant Irish state of mortification, to getting arrested for drug smuggling – sometimes it’s been hard to believe the universe has her back. But when Kyla began opening herself up to gratitude – for the tiny victories, not just the big firework moments – she began to realise that she had the power to create her own happiness.Happy, thank you.

More, please. chronicles Kyla’s journey from performing as the person she thought she should be, to discovering the chaotic, unapologetically imperfect woman she actually is. It’s a book about falling in love with your real self – not because you’ve fixed everything, but because you’ve stopped trying to.

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O Now!
€11.95
A wise, tender, life-affirming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award-winning master of Irish literatureThis is the why of us. October in the parish of Faha, County Clare – the beginning of the season of spirits. Four nights a week, Bat Considine calls on his neighbour Mossie Crowe; a beloved widower known to all in the townland of Faha as Ganga.

They sit by the fire and, as Bat reads the newspaper aloud, wait to see which of them will die first. But this week, Bat will make a discovery that changes this routine forever. In the coming days, Ganga’s small community will gather, and his family travel home from far away; to celebrate a quiet life, in all its miracles.

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Partita
€17.95
Livia Bohusz misses her brother, Cyrus.

Unmoored by his death, and the stifling silence of the family farm, eleven-year-old Livia has no choice but to survive. Her only solace: music, an escape in the quiet rapture piano practice brings. The promise of a new life her talent offers, intoxicating.

So when Livia starts her college music scholarship it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents. Then one springtime, as the smell of reviving grass and crocuses and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn’t miss in the rear view:’Who is that man?’It is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked.

From one of the greatest writers alive comes Livia’s story, Partita, both a coming-of-age narrative and an examination of midlife hopes and regrets, a novel as simple as love and longing, as touching, complex and finely tuned as the music it celebrates.

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Edged in Blue
€24.95
A Powerful Portrait Of Rory Gallagher’s Life

Rory Gallagher’s rise, private nature and final decline are explored in this intimate music biography drawn from Dónal Gallagher’s close perspective. Set against Irish showbands, 70s rock and life on the road, it offers an emotionally charged portrait of a towering and complicated musical figure.

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All In
€24.95
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‘Powerful’ Irish Independent‘Superb … authentic and compelling’ Denis Walsh, Irish Times‘One of the greatest warriors this country has ever produced. It’s absolutely terrific.’ Brendan O’Connor, RTÉ Radio One–During a golden era of success for Irish rugby, Peter O’Mahony stood out as the player who most fully embodied the traditional values of the game. Now, in his autobiography, Peter gives us a brilliantly detailed and searching account of the forces that made him who he is: his parents, his beloved Granny Conroy, his club, his school, and the magnificent rugby pedigree of his province.

And he traces his evolution as a player, leader and human being across a decade and a half at the highest levels of the game, under coaches including Declan Kidney, Anthony Foley, Rassie Erasmus, Joe Schmidt and Andy Farrell. As an international, Peter was central to Ireland’s greatest ever era. His account of the management methods of Schmidt and Farrell provides remarkable insight into how and why rugby teams succeed or fail.

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White Lines
€19.95
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‘A phenomenal book. It is going to be the biggest sports book of the year’ Tommy Bowe’White Lines … might just be the sporting autobiography of the year.

It’s a gripping read, full of sobering insights into professional rugby and life’ The Guardian’Drips with authenticity and takes “warts and all” to a whole new level’ Irish Independent’This compelling document will surely be on the shortlist for sports biography of the year’ RTÉ GuideFrom the roar of packed stadiums to the silence of a prison cell, White Lines is the blazing true story of Ryan Caldwell – former Ulster, Ireland and Premiership rugby player – whose fall from grace nearly cost him everything. Once hailed as a towering enforcer on the pitch, Caldwell lived for the game – until injury cut his career short. Here, he charts the highs, the collisions and the culture of professional rugby, and the spiral into depression and addiction that brought him to the edge of existence.

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Threshing Day Deluxe Ltd
€23.95
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Discover the beloved world of the record-breaking, multi-million-copy bestselling series where power always demands a price, secrets darken every hallway, and death is only ever a heartbeat away. ‘Yarros is the true inheritor of Harry Potter and inspires Hunger Games levels of devotion’ GuardianTHIRTEEN UNFORGETTABLE STORIES. ONE LEGENDARY DAY.

Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage and dragons decide one’s ultimate fate-and where a single choice can forge a rider…or destroy them. Xaden Riorson, the powerful leader.

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Best of Ireland
€22.95
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To experience Ireland at its very best, you need Cassie Stokes. As the host of the hugely popular Best of Ireland series, Cassie has spent years travelling Ireland on a mission to find the ultimate pubs, restaurants, hiking trails and hidden gems. Now, for the first time, she’s sharing her insider secrets and favourite spots in one beautiful celebration of her home country.

From the local haunts she can’t get enough of to the locations that take her breath away, this is Ireland through the eyes of someone who knows and loves it deeply. Inside Best of Ireland, you’ll discover:- Over 500 recommendations to add to your Ireland bucket list, all handpicked, tried and tested by Cassie herself- Themed “best of” lists, including old-school pubs, Irish whiskey spots, music festivals, castles, pizza joints and hotels- Ideas for all 32 counties throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, across dedicated chapters covering for Pubs, Food, Drinking Spots, Culture and the Outdoors- Ready-to-go itineraries that bring Cassie’s recommendations together for easy planning, from a quick weekend escape to Dublin to a 10-day west coast road trip- Gorgeous photography, making it the perfect gift for someone looking for an inspiring Ireland travel guide or a keepsake book about IrelandWhether you have a weekend or two weeks to explore, Best of Ireland is all the inspiration you need to have the ultimate Irish adventure.

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The Comets
€18.95
By the author of The Bureau and Resurrection Man, a complete collection of Eoin McNamee’s shorter fiction, published in one volume for the first time. Each of these stories is a world to itself, steeped in eerie beauty. A frosty northern witch changes the life of a twelve-year-old girl by teaching her that women keep their dreams in their hair.

The wondrous souls of the dead become bright comets arcing over a seaside town. A girl on fire runs through the snow, and a woman on the run is transformed into an ice queen by her own will. Lives unravel and are remade and if they are lost they are lost to beauty.

At once realist and magical, contemporary and timeless, The Comets confirms Eoin McNamee’s status as one of Ireland’s greatest prose stylists and a storyteller of inalienable power.

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The Weight of Angels
€17.95
Can one rash decision prove the difference between a life well lived and a life destroyed?When the Marquis of Queensbury left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only his name and five words: ‘For Oscar Wilde, posing Somdomite’.

The famous playwright sued for libel, which led to his arrest, criminal prosecution and imprisonment. From then on, his gilded existence spiralled into public disgrace and an early death. But what if he had simply ignored the insult?Rather than dying impoverished in Paris at forty-six, what if he had lived to bear witness to the momentous events and cataclysmic changes at the start of the twentieth century, and even influence some of them? What if the second half of his life were as celebrated, dramatic and tumultuous as the first?Like Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet and Percival Everett’s James, John Boyne explores one of the great what-if stories of modern literature, giving the great Anglo-Irish playwright an opportunity to take an entirely different path.

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Stations
€17.95
Róisín and Red meet as teenagers in their small Irish hometown in 1982. Brilliant, sharp-tongued and born to slip through the cracks, Red’s reputation for trouble precedes him – but Róisín finds herself swept up in his storm, and soon their connection deepens.

When a brush with the law pushes Red into a corner, he escapes their town to start a new life in England. As the years pass, they remain tethered to one another, a fragile thread holding their once fierce friendship together. When Róisín arrives in London, the promise of freedom, of reinvention, and of finding her dear friend calls.

But searching for Red leads Róisín to a truth darker than she could have imagined: when you go looking for someone you may uncover parts of yourself along the way that you’d rather stayed buried. And Red – bright, beautiful Red – might not want to be found at all. Stations is a devastating story of love and friendship, and a tender portrait of the choices we blithely make when we are young, unaware that the consequences will reverberate throughout our lives.

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A Powerful Portrait Of Rory Gallagher’s Life

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