Desperate to escape their vicious uncle in London, orphans Finn and Derval Dove embark on a dangerous journey across England to Ireland. Lonely and scared, their only hope lies in reaching the Connemara cottage of their beloved grandmother. But for some reason their uncle offers a reward for their return and suddenly Finn and Derval find themselves at the centre of a nationwide search. Dogged every step of the way by people they don't know, who can the children trust...and how far will their uncle go to stop them reaching safety?

The Flight Of The Doves

Literature & Fiction

Walter Macken

British & Irish

Macmillan Children`s Books

Ten-year-old Conor is in great danger. He has stumbled across the Great Yellow Ox, a treasure that has been hidden for over two thousand years. But two people, Lady Agnes and her husband the Captain, want it for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it. When Corner and his friends are trapped on an island, only Lady Agnes and the Captain know where they are. The boys find themselves in a desperate struggle, torn between wanting to escape and wanting to save the Great Yellow Ox.

The Island of the Great Yellow Ox

Children's Books

Piccolo Books

An orphan returns from Dublin to live with his tyrannical grandfather in a small village in the country. Walter Macken paints a memorable portrait of the hard life of subsistence farming, of loveless arranged marriages, and of rebellion against suffocating social mores.

The Bogman

Literary

Pan Books

This collection features the everyday lives of people in the west of Ireland, evoking a world dominated by the incessant demands of working the land and the sea. The passions, humour and pathos of life are represented against the backdrop of the living landscape of Galway.

God Made Sunday and Other Stories

Contemporary

Sullivan was a born actor. Blessed and cursed with the artist's gifts and temperament in full measure, he could hold an audience, or a woman's heart, in the palm of his hand.   From a boyhood stuffed with multi-coloured dreams to defy Galway's slums, through fit-ups and fairs in the Irish countryside, to struggle and renown in Dublin, London and New York, his crowded, generous journey was rich in comedies, disappointments and surprises.  Success was as capricious as the seasons. But when it came, was it enough?  Could it replace the one girl who had learnt always to expect the unexpected from Sullivan  . . . ?

Sullivan

Pan/Macmillan

Macken W: I Am Alone

The third novel in Walter Macken's epic trilogy following one family through 300 years of Irish history Continuing the adventures of several generations of one Irish family. In 1916 a medical student, the son of a school teacher, is drawn despite himself into the turbulent politics of the time. A powerful story of a young man and the fight within himself, his love for his older brother, and the tragic events that sweep their country. Along with Seek the Fair Land and The Silent People, The Scorching Wind is a fascinating examination of the history and events that fueled the fight for freedom in Ireland.

Scorching Wind

The first novel in Walter Macken's epic trilogy following one family through 300 years of Irish history The first book in a trilogy examining the adventures of several generations of one Irish family. Set amidst the Cromwellian Invasions, Seek the Fair Wind begins in 1641. Dominick McMahon, a merchant by trade, has little appetite for fighting, yet is forced to defend his town against Cromwell's army. From dark city streets to wild mountains, from vicious slaughter to triumphant faith, from selfish obedience to heroic opposition this novel paints a vivid portrait of the struggles of the Irish people against the English. Along with The Silent People and The Scorching Wind, Seek the Fair Land is a fascinating examination of the history and events that fueled the fight for freedom in Ireland.

Seek the Fair Land

Rain on the Wind

Macmillan

The grass of the people

Brandon / Mount Eagle Publicat

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