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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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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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€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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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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‘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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‘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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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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€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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€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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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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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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AS TRANSCENDENT AND MIRACULOUS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THE FINAL BOOK IN THE LANDMARK TRILOGYIn his final book, Manchán Magan implores us – even dares us – to move from the limited rational world to a more expansive spiritual one. To become re-enchanted once again. To understand that there are more ways of seeing, more ways of knowing and to uncover the interconnectedness between all things.
Manchán explores how ancient Irish culture retains deep resonances with other indigenous worldviews – a way of perceiving land, language, nature and spirit as inseparable. Drawing on mythology, early law, folklore and placenames, Manchán traces how Ireland’s forests, sacred trees and landscapes shaped the Irish psyche with such a resilience that many beliefs and customs endure to this day. In Seeing What’s Hidden, Manchán implores us to look again so that we too might rediscover our cultural inheritance and chart our course forward from here.
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€24.95
Loved for his down-to-earth style and irresistible flavours, Neven Maguire’s brand-new collection of amazing meals require just one pan, pot, tray or tin.
Make weeknights deliciously doable with recipes such as: Lazy Beef Lasagne – all of the comfort, none of the fuss; Thai Salmon and Green Vegetable Curry – a vibrant oven-roasted curry; Slow Roast Spiced Leg of Lamb – fragrant, tender and effortless; Spinach and Feta Filo Pie – a golden, family-friendly vegetarian bake; and Italian Sausages with Lentils – a hearty one-pot classic.
And whip up weekend wonders such as Pistachio Banana Bread, Tiramisu Chocolate Squares and Caramelised Apricot Upside-Down Cake – all made with minimal mess.
One pan. Big flavour. Zero stress. A guaranteed win!
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€18.50
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER
‘One of our greatest non-fiction storytellers’ PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE
‘Riveting . . .
an unmissable piece of work’ MEGAN NOLAN, OBSERVER
‘Addictively readable’ DOLLY ALDERTON
‘Chilling . . .
supremely entertaining’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Ridiculously compelling and wonderfully weird . . .
wise, timely and extremely funny’ LOUIS THEROUX
‘If you want a totally compelling live mystery that will make you burn for justice, READ THIS BOOK URGENTLY’ MARINA HYDE
The million-copy bestselling author of The Psychopath Test returns with a shocking, darkly comic trip to the furthest reaches of the masculinity crisis
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€16.95
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THE NO 1 BESTSELLERThe hilarious new satire from the bestselling author of the Ross O’Carroll-Kelly series‘Funny, smart. seriously thought-provoking’ Joseph O’Connor’Hilarious, bang-on, even slightly disturbing – everything I love about Paul Howard’s writing.’ Roddy Doyle‘I absolutely LOVED A Nation Once Again. It was such a huge pleasure to read, I laughed out loud so many times.
Paul Howard is a literal genius.’ Marian Keyes—There’s only one idea more foolish than dividing Ireland – and that’s trying to put it back together again. Meet Fiach O’Bric: career diplomat, recent widower, and a man looking forward to a peaceful retirement. But just when he thinks he’s out, he is strong-armed into taking over a shadowy top-secret department tasked with preparing for a United Ireland — a job so surreal it makes his last posting, in Beijing, seem like a Buddhist retreat.
