Blogs in June 2020

The Pull of the Stars 18th June 2020

In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city centre, where expectant mothers who have come down with an unfamiliar Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia’s regimented world...

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Blackwatertown 18th June 2020

When maverick police sergeant Jolly Macken is banished to the sleepy 1950s Irish border village of Blackwatertown, he vows to find the killer of his brother – even if the murderer is in the police. But a lot can...

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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 16th June 2020

Roddy Doyle’s Booker Prize-winning novel describes the world of ten-year-old Paddy Clarke, growing up in Barrytown, north Dublin. From fun and adventure on the streets, boredom in the classroom to increasing isolation at home, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha...

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The Restaurant 13th June 2020

When Emily’s heart is broken by the love of her life, she never imagined that she would find herself running a small restaurant in the converted hat shop her grandmother left to her. The Food of Love offers diners...

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Blessed Are the Cheesemakers 6th June 2020

A delightfully funny novel about the perfect recipe for love – and cheese. Blessed are Corrie and Fee, for theirs is the kingdom of the world’s tastiest farmhouse cheese. Tucked away in a corner of Ireland, the lifelong friends...

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