Ok, I Want to Talk About Ireland

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by Rooney, Sally

Book - 2024

After the loss of their father, brothers Patrick and Ivan navigate the complexities of grief and their respective romantic entanglements, while the rift in their relationship grows in Rooney's brooding and lyrical Dublin tale. After the loss of their father, brothers Patrick and Ivan navigate the complexities of grief and their respective romantic entanglements, while the rift in their relationship grows in Rooney's brooding and lyrical Dublin tale. Show less

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Snowflake

A Novel

by Nealon, Louise

Book - 2021

Raised on a dairy farm with her mother and uncle in rural Ireland, Deborah struggles to adjust to the anonymity of Dublin when she begins studying at Trin...Show more Raised on a dairy farm with her mother and uncle in rural Ireland, Deborah struggles to adjust to the anonymity of Dublin when she begins studying at Trinity College; as Deborah contends with her disorientation, her family's precarious mental health teeters closer to the edge. Show less

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Wild Houses

by Barrett, Colin

Book - 2024

When two drug-dealing brothers in Ballina kidnap and ransom the teenage brother of their enemy, Dev--a recluse dealing with his mother's death--and Nicky-...Show more When two drug-dealing brothers in Ballina kidnap and ransom the teenage brother of their enemy, Dev--a recluse dealing with his mother's death--and Nicky--the resourceful girlfriend of the kidnapped boy--are drawn into the ill-conceived revenge plot in this dark comedy of violence in small-town Ireland. Show less

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Prophet Song

by Lynch, Paul

Book - 2023

As Ireland descends into an authoritative state in the near future, molecular biologist and mother of four, Eilish struggles to hold her family together a...Show more As Ireland descends into an authoritative state in the near future, molecular biologist and mother of four, Eilish struggles to hold her family together after her husband is taken by the new regime, and her oldest son disappears to join the rebellion, in this propulsive dystopian fable. Show less

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Milkman

by Burns, Anna

Book - 2018

In Northern Ireland during the Troubles, everything is political, so when 18-year-old Middle Sister is rumoured to be dating the high-ranking paramilitary...Show more In Northern Ireland during the Troubles, everything is political, so when 18-year-old Middle Sister is rumoured to be dating the high-ranking paramilitary who won't leave her alone, the danger she already lives within becomes even more threatening in Burns's lyrical and brutally intelligent novel. Show less

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The Bee Sting

by Murray, Paul

Book - 2023

Outside of Dublin, the Barnes family's once successful car dealership is on the brink of collapse, and each member of the family--Dickie, Imelda, and their children Cass and PJ--careens towards destruction in this multilayered family saga. Outside of Dublin, the Barnes family's once successful car dealership is on the brink of collapse, and each member of the family--Dickie, Imelda, and their children Cass and PJ--careens towards destruction in this multilayered family saga. Show less

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Close to Home

by Magee, Michael

Book - 2023

A startling portrait of generational trauma, masculinity, and class in Northern Ireland, Magee's novel centres on Sean as he returns home to West Belfast ...Show more A startling portrait of generational trauma, masculinity, and class in Northern Ireland, Magee's novel centres on Sean as he returns home to West Belfast after university and is forced to reckon with his identity in the aftermath of a sudden act of violence. Show less

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Seven Steeples

by Baume, Sara

Book - 2022

A meditative and haunting ode to the environment, Baume's novel follows the misanthropic couple Bell and Sigh over the course of seven years after they withdraw from modern life and retreat into the landscape of the Irish countryside. A meditative and haunting ode to the environment, Baume's novel follows the misanthropic couple Bell and Sigh over the course of seven years after they withdraw from modern life and retreat into the landscape of the Irish countryside. Show less

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The Coast Road

A Novel

by Murrin, Alan

Book - 2024

Divorce isn't legal in 1994, and Colette and Izzy are both trapped in their marriages and their claustrophobic community; when Izzy helps Colette see the ...Show more Divorce isn't legal in 1994, and Colette and Izzy are both trapped in their marriages and their claustrophobic community; when Izzy helps Colette see the children she's been cut off from, both women begin hurtling towards freedom and tragedy in Murrin's poignant and character-driven portrait of gender oppression in Ireland. Show less

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