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Milkman

#1 IRISH TIMES BEST IRISH BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY


2018

EN

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD'Utterly compelling' Irish Times'Original, funny, disarmingly oblique' CLAIRE KILROY'A triumph.' GuardianIn an unnamed city, where to be interesting is dangerous, an eighteen-year-old woman has attracted the unwanted and unavoidable attention of a powerful and frightening older man, 'Milkman'. ...

10,80 €

2022

EN

The happy ending is just the beginning...Mother and daughter, Grace and Kat, have found their dream lives in beautiful Montenegro. Kat is head chef at the Café Lompar and engaged to her beloved Milo. Grace loves dividing her time between the Café and home in Bath with Neil. But in the sunshine, storms start to gather: wedding preparations show Kat a side of Milo she didn't know, Neil wants more from Grace than a long-distance relationship, and the new restaurant nex...

2021

EN

' This was a place for love, for proposals and weddings, couples and happy families. Our hurting hearts were awkward and out of place.'Grace believed she had the ideal marriage, but after Dan dies, she finds proof he had another family. Kat can't admit that her father was less than perfect. Mother and daughter go to Montenegro to find out the truth.But when they track down Rosa and her son, while Grace is heart-broken, Kat can't help being thrilled to have a brother....

2020

EN

The darkly comic second novel from the author of the Man Booker Prize winner Milkman, now available in the United StatesIn the small town of Tiptoe Floorboard, the Doe clan, a close-knit family of criminals and victims, has the run of the place. Yet there are signs that patriarch John Doe’s reign may be coming to an end. When Jetty Doe breaks into a gun store and makes off with a Kalashnikov, the stage is set for a violent confrontation. But while Jetty is...

8,26 €

Skewed

Short Stories

2022

EN

Skewed, by Anna Burns, is a collection of short stories with a twist. Nothing is as it seems and nothing ends as expected. Brother Sun Sister Moon, set in the Outback, holds a sense of mystery, which seeps into everyday events. There is Love and the Sea, with a strange admirer dogging the heroine. The story is lyrical and haunting. Creativity Pays, brings just deserts to a habitual cheat, while Coffee and Basil, leaves high expectations thwarted. Vanishing Cream, combines the ordinary with...

5,61 €

2022

EN

After parting with her last boyfriend, Kate’s freedom is short-lived. On meeting Michael, a handsome connection from her past, she gains nothing from the relationship but danger, secrets, and upheavals when he is accused of embezzling money from his company. Michael’s imprisonment brings a temporary but painful separation. Pregnant and alone, Kate looks for a new way to support herself and the baby. The farm she inherits marks a change in her life. She puts all her effort into learning how...

5,61 €

Escape to Pumpkin Cottage

A feel-good read about romance and rivalry

2024

EN

Riverdean is nestled in the picturesque Wye Valley, and Pippa Mason has big plans to renovate run-down Pumpkin Cottage into the bed and breakfast business of her dreams. Pippa is settling in and even starting to fall for handsome local Jake when problems start coming thick and fast ...Jenny Foster has enough on her plate running Riverside Lodge - she did not need another B&B on her doorstep. When a spat between Pippa and Jenny escalates they will have to see if Riverdean is big eno...

5,40 €

Poles Apart

An uplifting, feel-good read about the power of friendship and community


2024

EN

Four women, one sleepy village ... It's time to give life a whirl.The Welsh village of Morlan is a beautiful place to live, but four of its female residents are searching for more. Gwen appears to have it all but her marriage is on the rocks. Meg struggles with her health and her love life has barely got a pulse. Recently widowed Ivy wonders whether she can revamp more than just her home. Summer de...

5,40 €

2022

EN

By mid-life you will face menopause. Why, in some cultures is it a time to be celebrated, while in ours it heralds the end of so many good things? The end of your youth, the end of your beauty, the end of your joy. The beginning of the end. I propose that menopause is a time to transition to the very best in your life. To become the true you, the strong you, the fittest you. Don’t let menopausal fat-gain hold you back. This is not an inevitability. You can be fit and fab in your fifties an...

4,02 €

Milkman

#1 IRISH TIMES BEST IRISH BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY


Unabridged

14 hours 11 min

2018

EN

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018'Milkman is extraordinary. I've been reading passages aloud for the pleasure of hearing it. It's frightening, hilarious, wily and joyous all at the same time.' - Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious HeresiesIn this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep ...

26,99 €

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

2024

EN

The Pembrokeshire village of Morlan is a beautiful place to live, but breathtaking views of the Welsh coastline aside, four of the female residents find themselves stuck in a painful rut. The arrival of pole dancing exercise classes in the village hall offers each of them a chance to bond and discover previously hidden strengths. Gwen seems to have it all but how will she cope when her marriage hits the rocks? Meg would love not to be single, but her recent operation has left her confidenc...

Milkman

#1 IRISH TIMES BEST IRISH BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY


Unabridged

15 hours 2 min

2019

EN

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018'Milkman is extraordinary. I've been reading passages aloud for the pleasure of hearing it. It's frightening, hilarious, wily and joyous all at the same time.' - Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious HeresiesIn this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep...

26,99 €