Looking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by reading a great book by an Irish author? We thought so! Here is a list to get you started:
THE TEMPLE HOUSE VANISHING by Rachel Donohue
“Irish writer Donahue’s atmospheric debut explores unrequited love, obsession, and disappearance in an Irish boarding school…The creeping pace, melancholic tone, and full-bodied characters create a perfect snapshot of desperate youth amid oppressive tradition. This stands among the best of the current modern gothic trend.” ~Publishers Weekly
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OLD GOD’S TIME by Sebastian Barry
“The gorgeous writing and unreliable narration make it hard to put down this rewarding take on love and grief.” ~Publishers Weekly
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HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell
“O’Farrell concocts an outstanding masterpiece of Shakespearean apocrypha in this tale of an unnamed bard’s family living in Stratford-upon-Avon while his star is rising in London…This is historical fiction at its best.” ~Publishers Weekly
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NESTING by Roisin O’Donnell
“A propulsive, nuanced, achingly real novel that will appeal to both Colleen Hoover fans and devotees of Irish fiction.” ~Kirkus Reviews
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APEIROGON by Colum McCann
“Balancing its dazzling intellectual breadth with moments of searing intimacy, this is a transformative vision of a historic conflict and a triumph of the novelist’s art.” ~Publishers Weekly
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THOSE WE LEFT BEHIND by Stuart Neville
“Through a sympathetic portrayal of his characters’ motivations and feelings, award-winning Northern Irish crime writer Neville (The Ghosts of Belfast; Ratlines) has the gift of making us care about the fate of each of his creations, whether they are convicted killers, cops, or innocent bystanders. Another winner, this is fast-paced and intriguing to the very end.” ~Library Journal
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FOSTER by Claire Keegan
“This charming novella from Irish writer Keegan (Small Things Like These) follows a young girl who’s unceremoniously dropped off by her rapscallion father to live on an older couple’s farm in the early 1980s…The result will capture readers’ hearts.” ~Publishers Weekly
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