WINNER OF THE ROONEY PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE JOHN MCGAHERN PRIZE 2024WATERSTONES IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023Sean is back. Back in Belfast and back into old habits. Back on the mad all-nighters, the borrowed tenners and missing rent, the casual jobs that always fall through. Back in these scarred streets, where the promised prosperity of peacetime has never arrived. Back among hi...

Brought to you by Penguin.***WINNER OF THE ROONEY PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023WATERSTONES IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2023***SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2023Sean is back. Back in Belfast and back into old habits. Back on the mad all-nighters, the borrowed tenners and missing rent, the ...

In this course you will explore the sublime mysteries and core theology of Catholicism with brilliant lecturer Monsignor Michael Magee as your guide.You will treasure this special course.An institution that has existed longer than any extant government on earth, the Catholic Church continues to touch the hearts and minds of billions. The fact that Catholics in Creed recite the words, “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church...” means that there is more to the ...

Gain an insider''s understanding of the Roman Missal''s new translation.Since its 2011 Advent introduction, English-speaking Catholics began hearing, speaking and praying with new words. If you have questions about how and why this new transitional came into being, then this insightful course is for you.The prayers of the Roman Liturgy are the accumulated wealth of 20 centuries of worship. This new translation was prepared by the Bishops and approved by the Vatican in the s...

Brought to you by Penguin.WINNER OF THE EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2016A comic masterpiece about love, art, greed and the banking crisis, from the author of Skippy DiesWhat links the Investment Bank of Torabundo, www.myhotswaitress.com (yes, hots with an s, don't ask), an art heist, a novel called For the Love of a Clown, a four-year-old boy named after TV detective Remington Steele, a lonely French ...

'A heart-breaking, inspiring read' ALAN CUMMING'ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN' GUARDIAN'If you like Shuggie Bain, then Slum Boy is for you' LEMN SISSAYJohn MacDonald is a four-year-old boy growing up in the slums of Glasgow. His mother is an addict who leaves him starving in their flat for days at a time.When a neighbour files a report, John is wrenched away from her and dropped into the care sys...

Brought to you by Penguin.Girl meets boy. Girl meets another boy. And another boy. And another.But this is not their story, it’s Margot’s.Boyfriend. House. Marriage. Kids. This is how Margot pictured her life would play out. But seventeen years after her first kiss, she still keeps falling at the first hurdle.So she’s about to take a different kind of leap. As Margot prepares to make the biggest decision of h...

Discover the life-affirming debut novel from acclaimed poet Kaveh Akbar: a love letter to the world and our search for meaning - in faith, art, ourselves and those we care for.'Dazzling' Ann Patchett‘Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak‘Gorgeous’ Tommy Orange‘Radiant’ Lauren Groff‘Stunning’ John Green‘Miraculous' The New York Times

**'Extraordinary. I loved it' - Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist'Engrossing and moving . . . gives voice to so much that's unspoken about Ireland' - Emma Donoghue, author of Room'Wonderfully compelling . . . haunting' - Joseph O'Connor, author of Star of the SeaDelving into the lives of three generations of women, The Amendments by Niamh Mulvey is an extraordinary novel about love and freedom, belonging and rebellion – and a...

The sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places.“Elvin James Mensah's Small Joys is breathtaking and heartrending, by turns hilarious and devastating and surprising and wild. Mensah's prose makes the intangible deft and tremendous — from the balm of friendship, to the beauty of queerness, and the all-encompassing elixir of community. Tender, thrilling, and honest; Small Joys is a beam of light...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic character, Paula Spencer.**At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor – is finally living her life. A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man – Joe – with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children, now with families and petty dramas the likes of which Paula could only have hoped for. Despite its gh...

**An Irish Sunday Independent Book of the Year Pick for 2025!**Shortlisted for The New Adult Book Prize 2026!'Caragh Maxwell is a writer to watch.' Irish Examiner'Unsparing and affectionate.' Anne Enright, author of The Wren, The Wren'Utterly compelling, authentic and raw.' Una Mannion, author of A Crooked TreeFor fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable new Irish debut about growing ...