Books

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    9.95

    Having firmly established the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson in the novels A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was retained by The Strand Magazine to contribute a series of twelve short stories, which began with ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’ in 1891 and were published monthly for the next year. The stories, in which the master sleuth receives a stream of clients presenting him with baffling and bizarre mysteries in his consulting room at 221B Baker Street, were instantly popular and by the time of the publication of the final story, ‘The Copper Beeches’, they had become the mainstay of the magazine. They included such classic tales as ‘The Five Orange Pips’ and ‘The Adventure of the Speckled Band’, and were gathered together in a collection known as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, representing some of the finest detective stories ever written.

  • Counterfeit

    Counterfeit

    9.95

    Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ticked all of life’s boxes. She’s married to a successful surgeon and has just taken an indefinite career break to raise her adorable toddler. A picture-perfect life.

    Meet Winnie: Ava’s old college roommate. Once awkward, quiet and apparently academically challenged, she left Stanford in a shroud of scandal.

    But now, she is charismatic, wealthy and has returned to town dripping in designer accessories. An actual perfect life. When the two women bump into one another at a local coffee shop, it seems like fate has intervened: Winnie’s new-found success is courtesy of a shady business and she needs a favour; Ava is realising she is not built for the stay-at-home life.

    But what starts as one favour turns into two, then three, and soon Ava is in far deeper than she ever imagined. Now Ava has to make the ultimate decision: cut and run, or risk it all?

  • One Last Secret

    One Last Secret

    9.95

    One last client A week at a beautiful chateau in the south of France – it should be a straightforward final job for Dora. She’s a smart, stunning and discreet escort and Daniel has paid for her services before.

    This time, all she has to do is convince the assembled guests that she is his girlfriend. Dora is used to playing roles and being whatever men want her to be. It’s all about putting on a front. One last chance. It will be a last, luxurious look at how the other half lives, before Dora turns her back on the escort world and all its dangers.

    She has found someone she loves and trusts. With him, she can escape the life she’s trapped in. But when Dora arrives at the chateau, it quickly becomes obvious that nothing is what it seems… Dora finds herself face to face with a man she has never forgotten, the one man who really knows her.

    And as old secrets surface, it becomes terrifyingly apparent that one last secret could cost Dora her life…

  • Maame

    Maame

    9.95

    Mum calls me Maame. It has many meanings in Twi, but in my case, it means woman.

    Meet Maddie. To her mostly-absent mum, she’s Maame, the woman of the family. To her dad, she’s his carer – even if he hardly recognises her.

    To her friends, she’s the one who still lives at home, who never puts herself first. It’s time to become the woman she wants to be. The kind who wears a bright yellow suit, says yes to after-work drinks and flirts with a thirty-something banker.

    Who doesn’t have to google all her life choices. Who demands a seat at the table. But to put ourselves together, sometimes we have to fall apart…

    Unique, unforgettable and unfiltered, Maame is an achingly funny, heartbreaking and life-affirming debut for everyone who has ever needed to find their voice.

  • Next In Line

    Next In Line

    9.95

    London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’.

    Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster.

    Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his Scotland Yard squad are sent in to investigate the team. Maverick ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan is charged with a very sensitive – and unique – responsibility. But it soon becomes clear the problems in Royalty Protection are just the beginning.

    A renegade organization has the security of the country – and the Crown – in its sights. The only question is which target is next in line…

  • Calm the Soul

    Calm the Soul

    9.95

    Originally published a decade ago, the number one bestseller Calm the Soul: A Book of Simple Wisdom and Prayer was written by the Poor Clares, Galway with the intention of showing us how prayer and moments of quiet contemplation can help us find solace and calm in today’s busy world.

    Now, this specially updated edition brings the original reflections on familiar prayers such as the Our Father, Hail Mary and the Rosary, and prayers for special intentions such as depression and self-esteem, together with new material on issues such as anxiety and social media and a section on some of the sisters’ favourite saints. This timeless book of spirituality presents simple ways we can introduce more prayer to our days and, in doing so, live with more peace and happiness.

  • I Loved Him From the Day He Died

    I Loved Him From the Day He Died

    9.95
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    ‘I wanted him to be someone he wasn’t. I wanted me to be someone I wasn’t.’A stunning new book from the number one bestselling, award-winning author of All the Things Left Unsaid and Staring at Lakes. To mark his 70th birthday Michael Harding travelled to Spain and walked the Camino de Santiago.

    Yet, as he set off on his pilgrimage, he found he wasn’t alone. Accompanying him on his 126-kilometre walk in theheat of the Spanish sun was the ghost of his long-dead father, a distant and aloof figure whom he lost when he was only twenty-two years old. Here, with searing honesty and beautifully wrought prose, Harding examines how this man, who had diedalmost half a century ago, could have had such a profound effect on the writer’s life.

  • Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

    9.99

    Paperback edition of the novel which moves back in forth across the Atlantic from Ireland to America and Canada, and also moves through time from 1919 to 1845 to 1998. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, it uses the real-life stories of Frederick Douglass, Alcock and Brown and Senator George Mitchell. From the author of }Let The Great World Spin{, which won a National Book Award.

  • Rebellion in the Village

    Rebellion in the Village

    10.00

    Rebellion in the Village, a new novel from Kids? Own Publishing Partnership, launches 13 November. This historical novel has been researched, written and illustrated by a team of 11 and 12 year old children in Scoil Ursula Primary School, Sligo.

    Set in eighteenth century France, just as the Bastille is stormed and the injustices of life for poor people are everywhere to be seen, the story follows the adventures of 14 year old Leon, who is found at the scene of a robbery in the village of Pockseaux and flees to the forest. Here he encounters a band of young agitators hiding from the law and plotting rebellion.

  • My Tale Untold

    My Tale Untold

    10.00

    MY TALE UNTOLD
    Inspired by true life characters and events, ‘My Tale Untold’, follows the story of a young Sligo girl in the 1800s who came to be imprisoned in Sligo Gaol and her perilous journey to freedom.

  • LISTOGHIL A SEASONAL ALIGNMENT

    LISTOGHIL A SEASONAL ALIGNMENT

    10.00

    Does the modern festival of Halloween, with its traditions of flying witches, games of chance and haunted by ghosts, have its roots in the Stone Age?

    Researcher Padraig Meehan explores the possibility that the turning points marking seasonal change were intentionally marked in the central monument at the Carrowmore passage tomb complex in County Sligo.

  • John Ferrall Master of Sligo Workhouse, 1852-66

    John Ferrall Master of Sligo Workhouse, 1852-66

    10.00

    O’FERRALL, FERGUS

  • Henry Kelly (1894-1920)

    Henry Kelly (1894-1920)

    10.00

    A short biographical study of Volunteer Henry Kelly of Ballygawley, Co. Sligo : An Easter rebel?of 1916, who was executed in Dublin on the 17th of October, 1920, during the war of Independence.

  • Jamie's Kitchen

    Jamie’s Kitchen

    10.00

    Jamie’s Kitchen guides you through tried and tested methods for classic food that’s full of flavourThis is the ultimate guide for people who love great food and want to cook. It’s packed with clear, no-nonsense advice and inspiration, as well as over 100 brand new recipes from the cookery course and the restaurant. Jamie’s Kitchen walks you through techniques like poaching, braising and pot-roasting and gives you the skill you’ll need to create beautiful, feel-good food.

    From delicate Citrus Seared Tuna with Crispy Noodles, Herbs and Chilli to succulent Barolo poached Fillet Steak with Celeriac Mash, there are dishes for every occasion. Jamie’s approach is honest and easy – this is not a heavy duty ‘cook like a professional’ book, weighed down with facts, figures and techniques. Jamie guides you through different cooking methods – from poaching and boiling, to char-grilling and pot-roasting.

    Jamie Oliver encourages you to have confidence, a sense of independence, a laugh and – importantly – to be the boss in your own kitchen.

    ‘Jamie offers lots of his chunky, hunky dishes for feeding the hungry, and lathers the whole lot with ladlefuls of encouragement’ Daily Telegraph

  • Powered to Fall, Empowered to Rise

    Powered to Fall, Empowered to Rise

    10.00

    About the Book

    I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 30. At the same time I was looking to start a new life in Australia and had just met Des (my fiancé) while working at an Irish bar.

    Des stood by me through this illness and supported me in ways I could have never imagined with his love. After having to cancel our wedding in 2018 and give up work, we finally found our happy place in 2020.

    The love that Des showed me during this time and the illness inspired me to write a book so that I could help others who are also going through a difficult time. The book writes about the lessons I learnt in my own life on health, wealth, love and happiness.

    It is my hope that in sharing lessons from my own life that it will help others and inspire others that love will always shine through no matter how dark our days are. This book has been written from my heart to yours.

  • Pony

    Pony

    10.00

    The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER.

    When Silas Bird wakes in the dead of night, he watches powerlessly as three strangers take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . .

    . who happens to be a ghost. But then a mysterious pony shows up at his door, and Silas knows what he has to do.

    So begins a perilous journey to find his father – a journey that will connect him with his past, his future, and the unknowable world around him.

    PONY is destined to become a future classic.