Dan Binchy's first two novels were delightful stories of small town Ireland and filled with a range of eccentric and hilarious characters. Both books received warm praise-- The Washington Post called The Neon Madonna "terrifically funny and a hilarious read." Booklist called The Last Resort "an endearing and entertaining combination of warmth and wit."The tiny village of Trabane is tucked far away in the west of Ireland. A coastal resort on the A...

Mothers' Day has always been a special day for Sandi, because her beloved kids spoil her rotten. But this year won't be the same. Her daughter, Gracie, has joined her brother Jack at boarding school and Sandi dreads waking up to a quiet house. Even her husband, Paul, seems distant and preoccupied with farm work. So she never could have guessed what the day has in store ...The Empty Nest includes an exclusive preview from Fiona Palmer's novel, The Sunnyvale Girls.

One man. One bike. A whole lotta trouble. MEET SLIM. He bought his first motorcycle, a Bridgestone 175 cc, at age sixteen in 1968. Since then, he's been in and out of trouble (mainly in) and experienced the thrills and perils of riding on the highway. He's been a guest inside some of Australia's toughest jails where he learned a lifetime's worth of human behaviour and handy life skills, such as how not to do an armed hold-up. Never one to shy from a punch or retreat from a fight, Slim is a...

Speed makes the teenage bikers feel alive, but they soon find that murder is the fastest way to dieA five-mile stretch of arrow-straight road outside Latchford acts like a magnet to beatnik bikers using the road like a drag strip. When one of the bikers is killed in an accident, most people regard it as an inevitable consequence of the kids using drugs and racing bikes for kicks. But the evidence points to the young man's death being something more sinister than a mere accident and...

Top 5 Sunday Times bestseller now in paperbark!Ted's sniff and tellIt’s hard to believe Ted was once a skinny, unwanted pup who was dumped outside an animal shelter, before he found fame and fortune alongside Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse on the hit BBC series Gone Fishing.In this exclusive exposé, Ted reveals what it’s like working alongside two national treasures and what really happens when the cameras stop r...

'All of the love that you put into your animals has come out on screen, on my screen and it will be there forever.' - Steven SpielbergThe inspirational true story of a remarkable young woman who overcame an unconventional childhood, personal tragedy and depression to work as a stunt woman and then as one of the most successful animal trainers in Australia, if not the world. Zelie's love of animals and their affection for her has kept her going during even her darkest moments, and u...

Isobel Kingston is dead.Or so everyone believes.When a mysterious woman writes her last words in sand, Isobel steps out of the shadows to uncover the truth. As she plunges into a storm of betrayal, the winds are determined to throw Atticus Riot on her course, and the two detectives collide in a sea of madness and murder.A suspenseful Victorian mystery with a strong female lead and a romantic...

“Golf is not a game, it’s a punishment.” –David Feherty“If you’re one of those people who think golf is a religion, prepare for some seriously funny blasphemy.”--Troon McAllister, author of The GreenSomewhere in Ireland, A Village is Missing an Idiot is a collection of Feherty’s most popular Golf Magazine columns, intermingled with his most outrageous work from Golfonline.com. As an added bonus, readers will be treated to some notorious pieces from his work at the Br...

Eddie Malloy looks set to get a big break at last. Multi-millionaire businessman, Broga Cates, has hired Eddie to ride his horses and all looks set fair for Eddie's attempt to reclaim his Champion Jockey title.But two of Eddie's close jockey-friends are cut down within days of each other. One is found dead in a horsebox at his daughter's birthday party; another is paralysed in a road accident. Both families need Eddie's help, but one evil and powerful man wants Eddie to stay out of...

A celebration of community, adventure, kindness and, above all, dogs!The summer holidays have finally arrived and Scout can’t wait for her adventure in the big rig with Dad. They’re on a mission to deliver donations of dog food to animal rescue shelters right across the state.There’ll be lots of music, dad-jokes and a brilliant plan that will make sure everyone’s got a friend for the holidays. There might even be a special four-legged friend in it for Scout...

The Varaki family run the local grocery store, but tragedy hits the family hard. The sudden death of the matriarch of the clan is followed by the favourite son's death in Korea. The teenage daughter falls in with a bad crowd and there's also the other son, Walter, who has been dipping into the till to fund his escape from Doris, his sharp-tongued wife. Then there are the villains ...When their lives intersect the action builds to a bloody and explosive conclusion ...

"Golf is not a game, it's a punishment." -- David FehertyThe New York Times bestselling author of A NASTY BIT OF ROUGH and SOMEWHERE IN IRELAND, A VILLAGE IS MISSING AN IDIOT, returns with a singular assortment of ribald observations on golf, life, and how best to not take any of it seriously."First Joyce, then Yeats, now Feherty. The tradition of Irish literary excellence continues, but with this difference: of the three, only Feherty is funny." -- Steven Pressfield, autho...