About Always Come HomeThe Story’s Premise: Accused of stealing $3million and attempting suicide, David Bloom is admitted to a psychiatric unit against his will. Misdiagnosed and prescribed incorrect medication, he will be released only if he silences the ghosts of his past and proves his sanity. But with release pending, and his ghosts still beckoning, he is forced to go back to a home that only exists in his wild imagination.In 1982, on rural Bere Island, ...

About Dolphin SongBostonian Dawn McCarthy’s life is shattered following a profound double tragedy. Michael, her Irish husband, drowns in a fiery boating accident off the southwest coast of Ireland. Their only child, Jason, who has witnessed his father’s death, is diagnosed with traumatic mutism and no longer speaks. Following a series of failed therapies, Dawn believes her son will never talk again.Rejecting the doctor’s advice, Dawn returns with Jason to t...

In this 2021 edition of A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland, American expatriate Tom Richards reflects on his 39 years of living in Ireland, and offers additional advice on how you can, too.Since first published in 2005, Richards has updated this book of essential reading almost annually to reflect the ever-changing tapestry of Ireland. In this edition, he explores how the current pandemic, as well as Brexit, has affected Ireland and its citizens, while noting the grow...

ABOUT THE DAZZLING UNIVERSE OF HELEN FOX by Tom RichardsIn 1976, Doug Masters, a young pilot, is flying a Lear Jet to an Alaskan airport. When he encounters a strange object that almost destroys his jet and realizes it's a UFO, he vows never to tell anyone. Yet, when he begins to dream about a young woman he'll meet someday, and a silent voice whispers in his head about a future of both happiness and global tragedy, Doug at first thinks he's insane. What follows is an encounter not...

About Always Come HomeAccused of stealing $3million and attempting suicide, David Bloom is admitted to a psychiatric unit against his will. Misdiagnosed and prescribed incorrect medication, he will be released only if he silences the ghosts of his past and proves his sanity. With release pending, and his ghosts still beckoning, he is forced to go back to a home that only exists in his wild imagination.In 1982, on rural Bere Island, Ireland, 17-year-old DAVI...

A man running from death.An island cut off from the world.A love that refuses to decay.Falsely accused of murdering his wife, seventy-three-year-old Jake Crowley vanishes from the Irish mainland and seeks refuge on Dursey Island, a place with no roads, no electricity, and no escape. Taking the name Tommy O'Neill, he lives among the islanders as a quiet fisherman, knowing the sea and a broken cable car are his only p...

(Larkin's Lot Fights Back!)Just when you thought it was safe to go back onto the soccer pitch, along comes Larkin's Lot with another outrageous fantasy story. A sequel to Hotfoot One, the Irish Young Adult Irish Times Number One bestseller, this time Gerry Larkin, Fran and all the rest of Larkin's Lot learn that the Irish International Soccer Squad has been kidnapped by Lucky Lucy, AKA Satan in disguise!Follow our group of inept soccer players as they ventu...

About How an'Auld Yank Learned to Survivein Southwest County Cork Ireland(Remember, you could come to Ireland for a week and stayfor a Lifetime, just like I did! That's the magic and allure of Ireland and its people.)This 'Aulder Yank, now sixty-eight years old, has now survived Ireland for over Forty-Three Years. When I moved here permanently in June, 1982, and lived in Na...

Mary Sweet and her Teams are ordered to go to Scotland. There, they must again stop General Gusto Gatwick from causing Mayhem, including death and destruction, to the Ancient Scottish Clans. Inspired by a true story of Scottish history, Mary and her Teams must learn to go back in time to chase the General and his Spies across Scotland. They must stop them from invading England and killing the ancient English King which rules there.General Gusto also harnesses a Spa...

About The Madness of Chief Inspector Mary SweetMary Sweet, a London Police Inspector, has been committed to a Psychiatric Ward in Jolly Old England. Following the murder of her husband, Hubert Sweet, Mary was promoted to her Husband's position as Chief Inspector of Great Britain. But she was forced to take leave when she thought the King of England was actually Queen Elizabeth II. When she was working at the Coronation for King Charles III, she thought she heard th...

2017 PRINT EDITION NOW AVAILABLE! A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland. Come for a week - stay for a lifetime! That's the lure of Ireland. Essential reading for anyone considering a move or visit to Ireland. 6th edition! Over 14,000 copies already sold! How will Brexit and Trump's presidential policies affect your plans to move and work in Ireland? Are you entitled to an Irish Work Visa? If so how can you get one? Is Ireland the land of your dreams? Have you ever thought of staying for ...

GERRY LARKIN (12) aspires to be a football star. His only problem: he stinks. His co-ordination is zip; he can't dribble, can't shoot, can't play defense. In short, he can't play. He's the lad that's always chosen last when teams are picked after school. And the team that gets him always considers it a handicap when forced to use Gerry, because Gerry invariably loses the game for them. That said, he does have a couple of friends who have much the same problem: guys and gir...