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A Touch of Ireland for St. Patrick's Day |
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Ireland
by Isabel Albiston
This 16th edition of the trusted travel companion extensively covers everything Ireland has to offer, including recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences; the best places to eat, drink and stay; and local insight and insider tips.
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Surrender : 40 Songs, One Story
by Bono
One of the music world's most iconic artists writes about his remarkable life for the first time, from his early days growing up in Dublin, to U2's meteoric rise to fame, to his more than 20 years of activism dedicated to the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty.
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Walking With Ghosts : A Memoir
by Gabriel Byrne
The award-winning stage and screen actor documents his working-class Dublin childhood, his failed ambition to become a priest, the role of street life in shaping his characters and his experiences in Hollywood and on Broadway.
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Leprechauns : The Myths, Legends, & Lore
by Bob Curran
Leprechauns have been at the heart of Irish culture for years, capturing our hearts and minds alike--but how much do we really know about the leprechaun, anyway? Often depicted as a little bearded man who partakes in mischief, no one knows if he is a fallen angel, diminished god, or son of fairies? What does he do all day? And what's the story behind that hidden pot of gold? In Leprechauns, prominent folklorist Bob Curran looks at the origins of this hero of Irish lore. He explores the superstitions surrounding the leprechaun and his enduring place in popular culture, and turns the spotlight on the 'real' leprechaun--enigmatic, complex, and contradictory.
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The Farmer's Son : Calving Season on a Family Farm
by John Connell
A U.S. release of an award-winning memoir from Ireland traces a calving season on the author's family farm, where after a decade's absence he found hope and healing in his family, routines, faith and community.
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The Immortal Irishman : The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
by Timothy Egan
Places the improbable life of Great Famine orator and revolutionary hero Thomas Francis Meagher against a backdrop of Irish-American history, detailing his leadership during Irish uprisings, service with the Irish Brigade and achievements as the territorial governor of Montana. By a National Book Award-winning author.
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Pint-sized Ireland : In Search of the Perfect Guinness
by Evan McHugh
The Australian columnist-author of The Rot Stuff describes his tour of the Emerald Isle as part of his personal quest to understand the legendary status of Guinness, in a lighthearted account that traces his survival of an encounter with poteen, a windsurfing escapade with a one-armed man, and a boating trip with a German bagpiper. 15,000 first printing.
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Murder in an Irish Garden
by Carlene O'Connor
in Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland, garda Siobhán and husband Macdara must solve a murder connected to the designer of Kibane's Top Garden Contest winner — a landscaper hired by Siobhán's chef brother Eoin — before there's another victim.
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Ireland : A Novel
by Frank Delaney
An epic tale-within-a-tale based on the history of Ireland finds a traditional wandering Storyteller revealing his life experiences while forging a poignant new relationship in the home of an eight-year-old boy. A first novel.
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The Rebels of Ireland : the Dublin Saga
by Edward Rutherfurd
The sequel to The Princes of Ireland follows the lives and destinies of several Dublin families, both Catholic and Protestant, from all strata of society, from the sixteenth-century colonization of Ireland by the English under Elizabeth I to the founding of the Irish free state in 1922. 200,000 first printing.
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The Bee Sting
by Paul Murray
Avoiding the fact that his once-lucrative car business is going under, Dickie Barnes struggles to be a good person while his family falls apart, wondering if a single moment of bad luck can change the direction of a life and if there's still time to find a happy ending.
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Factory Girls : A Novel
by Michelle Gallen
Taking a summer job at a local shirt factory in 1994, Maeve Murray, who grew up during the Troubles, looks forward to saving money for University while working alongside Protestants and an untrustworthy English boss.
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Northern Spy : A Novel
by Flynn Berry
Certain that her beloved sister did not join the IRA by choice, a Catholic BBC producer confronts impossible decisions that test family bonds, the limits of her ideals and her responsibilities as a mother.
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Good Eggs : A Novel
by Rebecca Hardiman
Three generations of a boisterous Irish family are upended by a matriarch’s shoplifting activities and an upbeat American home aide whose initial support catapults the family into the worst crisis they have ever faced. A first novel.
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The Secret Guests : A Novel
by Benjamin Black
The secret World War II relocation of the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret to an old estate in Ireland becomes subject to the devastations of the Blitz, the resentments of grieving townspeople and suspicions about the girls' true identities.
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