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• Intermezzo

  Rooney, Sally

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  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.

• Snowflake

  a Novel

  Nealon, Louise,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wild Houses

  Barrett, Colin, 1982-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Prophet Song

  Lynch, Paul, 1977-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Milkman

  Burns, Anna, 1962-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bee Sting

  Murray, Paul, 1975-

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  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.

• Close to Home

  Magee, Michael, 1990-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seven Steeples

  Baume, Sara,

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  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.

• The Coast Road

  a Novel

  Murrin, Alan,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation