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Labyrinth David L Ulin
A middle-aged man living in Los Angeles takes a business trip to San Francisco, where he lived, briefly but intensely, when he was just out of high school. Over the course of a long afternoon and evening, he confronts the… More
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Dump and Chase Elizabeth Young
Poor Ken. One snide comment about hockey and Kendra, his girlfriend—or “girlfriend coach”—asks him not to call her anymore. How can he win her back? By using his rent money to buy a fortune in hockey equipment and… More
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Barn Cat Kyoko Mori
A family tale for new readers, from a New York Times Notable author in her stride. A young girl leaves Tokyo with her mother in 1979, carrying her pink suitcase to a new home, a new father and sister, on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.… More
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Driving with Daisy Tom Nestor
A funny, moving and wistful story of a rural Ireland long since passed.1940’s rural Ireland. Every week, young Tom is sent on an errand to the nearby town on foot. An imaginative boy, he convinces himself hes a cowboy… More
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Maggie’s Story Sheila O'Flanagan
Maggie is forty-three years old and looking for romance. She loves her husband, Dan, but his idea of romance is a couple of drinks at the local bar and an early night at home. Her children think she’s too old to care.… More
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Old Money, New Money Peter Sheridan
The city is Dublin, the year is 1972. Redser and Pancho are two teenagers from the North Wall. Redser is top of the class, especially good at math. Pancho’s knack is finding money, not adding or subtracting it. Redser’s… More
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Pipe Dreams Anne Schulman
Meany Freeney is a bachelor farmer with simple needs and a healthy bank balance. His approach to life mirrors by his drinking habits – why buy a pint of Guinness when a half-pint, sipped slowly, gives twice the value?… More
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Letter from Chicago Cathy Kelly
An original short fiction by a popular writer of novels for young women Witty novella from a seasoned storyteller on competition between sisters. Elsie and Maisie live on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Regular letter… More
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Jesus and Billy are off to Barcelona Deirdre Purcell
Billy is an average-looking sixteen-year-old who lives in an ordinary house in an ordinary neighborhood on the north side of Dublin. Jesus, on the other hand, is a beautiful boy with continental manners, from the most… More
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The Story of Joe Brown Rose Doyle
A lodger?s dark past comes back to haunt him. Nothing remarkable about Joe Brown. He is of average height, and he wears average clothes. His average looks are hidden behind a beard. But Joe Brown has a secret, and a past,… More
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Fair-Weather Friend Patricia Scanlan
A story of false friendship and following one’s heart – Melissa and Sophie have been friends all of their lives. Or that’s what Sophie likes to think. Sophie is a giver; Melissa is a taker. Their friendship… More
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The Faloorie Man Eugene McEldowney
Tender fictional memoir of growing up in post-war Belfast. In one of the most captivating stories of childhood yet to emerge from Northern Ireland, The Faloorie Man traces the early years of Martin McBride, a young Catholic… More
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Second Chance Patricia Scanlan
Tony O’Neill is not having a good day. He isunemployed and broke, with a wife and child to support. Even worse, he’s living with his snobbish mother-in-law. They don’t get along. Bridie Feeney is … More
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An Accident Waiting to Happen Vincent Banville
An Irish gumshoe gets in trouble again in this steamy short fiction that features gangs, pay-offs, immigration and a dose of greed. Private detective John Blaine is back treading Dublin’s mean streets. With … More
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No Dress Rehearsal Marian Keyes
Lizzie is dead – she just doesnt know it. Why does everyone ignore her when she needs a little sympathy? She has been in an accident, after all. The next day, Lizzie goes to work as usual and meets two unusual people,… More
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Best Love, Rosie Nuala O'Faolain
The final novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Are You Somebody? Like many a modern, well-travelled woman, Rosie has lived a fascinating life, full of adventure and the pleasure of many lovers in her younger… More