After a shocking family revelation, Eilish returns to Ireland, 20 years after leaving to start a new life in America, and immerses herself once again in the small town where she grew up. A magnificent, involving tale of friendship, filial ties, love and regret.
After waving goodbye to an old friend, Khaled walks across his adoptive city reflecting on the twists of fortune that have determined their lives. A beguiling novel of exceptional depth and beauty which examines the impact of exile with wisdom and compassion.
First published in 1947, this exquisite novel charts the events of one hot summer’s day as Laura and Stephen attempt to re-navigate their life together after the upheaval of war. Breathtaking writing, subtle and perceptive.
Tender and deeply affecting story of a mixed race scholarship boy who yearns to become an actor, and of his mother, a single parent and talented seamstress equally determined to follow her own path.
A gripping tale of passion based on the daily letters of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, detailing his affair with the much younger Venetia Stanley, as the country slides towards the First World War.
Rocky and her husband are on their annual holiday at a house on the beach with their grown-up children and elderly parents, but this year, amid the usual chaos, there’s an added sense that they are all on the brink of change. Full of humour, warmth and emotional insight.
Helen, an art therapist at a psychiatric hospital, learns that a talented but mute artist has been living as a recluse for decades. Together with her colleague Gil, a doctor with progressive ideas and methods, she determines to uncover the artist’s story.