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Colin and the Concubine A farcical romance novel that envelops four main characters. Alfred Saint James is a born psychopath, a local councillor with an absolute hatred for his younger brother, Colin. Colin is a sweet-natured chef who – just once – would like to get the better of his brother. Fatima is a Turkish concubine (prostitute) who moved to Ireland for a fresh start, she meets Colin at a turning point in his life. Mamie May was Colin’s fiancé until, on the day of their wedding, she announced that she had married Freddie. Wherever possible Freddie has destroyed Colin’s life, but is Colin the better man? Will he get back the family’s heirloom pear shaped engagement ring and save his brother’s life? €0.99

Nights in Armour A policeman’s lot is not a happy one or so the song goes, but throw in the IRA, loyalist paramilitaries, the British army and a Republican hunger strike, and it gets a whole lot worse. Carson Clarke, Jim Reid and their colleagues in the RUC are charged with policing a provincial town in Derry, arguably the most dangerous environment in the developed world. They're trained to deal with car accidents and shoplifters, but history and politics just keep getting in the way as a series of shootings and bombings bring Northern Ireland to the brink of civil war. Their job gradually becomes a struggle to survive, and just keeping sane gets difficult as, bit by bit, their world collapses around them €4.99

The Middle Place One minute Chris had been having a smoke, talking to his wife, and the next minute he was dead, killed with one punch. There’s not a lot about being dead that he likes. He’s stuck in this middle place with the ability to delve into the individual lives he cares about – to know what they are feeling and thinking. He is beginning to realise that in life he wasn't such a great guy. In death, he can’t say goodbye to his wife, toddler son and friends. He is determined to figure out how to haunt the person who killed him. Chris wants to rise again, to live again. He wants to feel his wife again, feel the air in his lungs, feel the sea again but something won’t let him go. €4.99

The First Sunday in September With its unique subject matter and structure akin to Donal Ryan’s The Spinning Heart, The First Sunday in September is a must-read. Tadhg Coakley wonderfully captures the excitement of All-Ireland day. €14.99

Tuesdays Are Just As Bad When troubled teenager Adam wakes in hospital after a suicide attempt, he finds that he has company. A ghost. Or perhaps it's something else. This 'ghost' is as confused as Adam about the whole situation. Narrated from the point of view of this 'ghost', 'Tuesdays are just as Bad' follows Adam as he attempts to return to normal life - whatever that is. When Adam makes new friends via his counselling sessions, he ends up developing a relationship with one of the gang, Aoife. Surrounded by these friends, Adam starts to feel happy again. The 'ghost', however, becomes jealous. In the end, he decides that the only way he can be free of this feeling is to isolate Adam so he can have him all to himself, with catastrophic results. A mix of Louise O'Neill's 'Asking for It' and 'Nothing Tastes as Good' by Claire Hennessy. €4.99

The Irish Bedside Book Immerse in Irish culture with this book, an inspiring mix of songs, stories, poems, and more. Ideal for bedtime reading or travel. A true gem for those who value Ireland's rich heritage. €14.99

A High Meadow The comedy, tragedy and melodrama that makes up life in Ballybobawn. €16.99

An Béal Bocht Widely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century, An Béal Bocht is a classic satire in Irish by one of the century’s great writers, Myles na gCopaleen/Flann O’Brien/Brian O’Nolan. This extremely funny book, with its rain-sodden peasants of Corca Dorcha who combine pretensions to proficiency in English with true caint na ndaoine in the hope of impressing the insatiable Irish-language enthusiasts, was the proof that the Irish of the Revival had come of age. It earned Flann O’Brien the accolade bestowed upon him by Austin Clarke: ‘our Gaelic satirist’ and is still a useful corrective against the native tendency to take things too seriously. As its subtitle An Milleánach indicates, it satirises Tomás Ó Criomhthain’s famous Blasket autobiography An t-Oileánach as well as other Gaeltacht works like Caisleáin Óir by Donegal writer Séamus Ó Grianna (Máire). €12.99

An Irish Christmas Feast John B. Keane lovingly portrays the Christmas dreams and aspirations of the Irish in gentler times in this superb collection. €14.99

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