The Colony: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022
Mr Lloyd has decided to travel to the island by boat without engine - the authentic experience. Unbeknownst to him, Mr Masson will also soon be arriving for the summer.
Audrey Magee
Published: February /
2023
Faber & Faber
9780571367610
384 Pages
£8.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
The Cambridge History of Irish Literature
This is the first comprehensive history of Irish literature in both its major languages, Irish and English. The twenty-eight chapters in this two-volume history provide an authoritative chronological survey of the Irish literary tradition. Spanning fifteen centuries of literary achievement, the two volumes range from the earliest medieval Latin texts to the late twentieth century. The contributors, drawn from a range of Irish, British and North American universities, are internationally renowned experts in their fields. The Cambridge History of Irish Literature comprises an unprecedented synthesis of research and information, a detailed narrative of one of the world's richest literary traditions, and innovative and challenging new readings. No critical work of this scale and authority has been attempted for Irish literature before. Featuring a detailed chronology and guides to further reading for each chapter, this magisterial project will remain the key reference book for literature in Ireland for generations to come.
Margaret Kelleher (University College Dublin); Philip O'Leary (Boston College, Massachusetts)
Published: February /
2023
Cambridge University Press
9781108978187
€46.67
£39.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
Literary studies: general
The Art Collector’s Daughter: 2023
A stylish historical thriller that explores what happens when art becomes an obsession. The novel tells how a Jewish art collector sends his daughter and his paintings to the Courtney family in Ireland during World War II. Twenty years later, his daughter Sylvie, a successful artist is, mysteriously, found, drowned, on a Wexford beach, and her father’s art collection is missing.When the dysfunctional Courtney family hires Claire Howard, art historian to create an inventory of Sylvie’s work, she uncovers a tangled web of deceit. Dark secrets from the past emerge and Claire does not know who to trust anymore.
Derville Murphy
Published: February /
2023
Poolbeg Press Ltd
9781781997284
€10.99
£9.99
Paperback
Ireland
Historical fiction
The Amusements
In the seaside town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season, reliving the best days of their childhoods in its caravan parks, chippers and amusement arcades. Local teenager Helen Grant is indifferent to the charm of her surroundings; she dreams of escaping to art college with her glamorous classmate Stella Swaine and, from there, taking on the world. But leaving Tramore is easier said than done. Though they don't yet know it, Helen and Stella's lives are pulled by tides beyond their control. Following the Grant and Swaine families and their neighbours over three decades, The Amusements is a luminous and unforgettable story about roads taken and not taken - and a brilliantly observed portrait of a small-town community.
Aingeala Flannery
Published: February /
2023
Penguin Books Ltd
9780241994948
240 Pages
£9.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Stepping Forward: A Journey Towards Mental Health
Following on from the success of the first three books in the How to Be Our Best Self series, comes this timely guide to a journey towards improving mental health.
Tom Gunning; Stuart Breen
Published: February /
2023
Veritas Publications
9781800970526
64 Pages
£8.99
Paperback
Ireland
Coping with personal problems
Song of the Goldfinch
Once every blue moon a book is written on parchment and in dried blood. Here Huckleberry Finn meets Dylan Thomas on Achill Island, a lost world of corncrakes and ragamuffins.
John F. Deane
Published: February /
2023
Veritas Publications
9781800970472
250 Pages
£17.99
Paperback
Ireland
Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage)
Silent Trade
Rosemary Jenkinson
Published: February /
2023
Arlen House
9781851322954
£13.00
Paperback
Ireland
Plays, playscripts
Seven Voices of Sorrow: Lenten Prayer Series
In the third book in this successful series by Fr Lorcan Kenny, we hear from seven characters, each very different but all offering inspiration. This sensory prayer book is for individual or group use and combines a mixture of Franciscan and Augustinian spirituality.
Lorcan Kenny
Published: February /
2023
Veritas Publications
9781800970540
78 Pages
£8.99
Paperback
Ireland
Biblical studies & exegesis
Rugby Rookie: Stepping up a level, Stepping back in time
Book 9 in the acclaimed Rugby Spirit series
Gerard Siggins
Published: February /
2023
O'Brien Press Ltd
9781788493987
208 Pages
€9.99
£8.99
Paperback
Ireland
Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)
Reimagining Religion: A Jesuit Vision
Biblical wisdom reminds us that we do not exist in splendid isolation, but that a very condition of our existence is our relationship with others, with our planet and with God. If we are unaware that we are in a relationship of stewardship with the planet, we will continue to destroy it. If we forget that we are in solidarity with others, social injustice will continue. If we forget that we are living in graced dependence we will exploit others. This book attempts to highlight the value of spirituality and religion and how they complement one another. It discusses the four Jesuit priorities as the way to redress the implosion of our world and in reimagining Christianity in a modern guise. The Jesuit priorities urge us to be reflective, paying attention to our experience of life and learning from it. They stress the urgency of social and climate justice. They challenge us to promote a hope-filled world for our children. There is an urgency in the air that the four Jesuit priorities address.
Jim Maher (SJ)
Published: February /
2023
Messenger Publications
9781788126083
192 Pages
€19.95
£18.95
Paperback
Ireland
Religious instruction