THE TRUTH CLUB

Grace Wynne-Jones

Tivoli

Elena is a solicitor of the regular kind , the only unusual thing about her is her name (her mother had a passion for Russian ice dancing). She shares a flat with two friends and, occasionally, her uptight accountant boyfriend, Paul. Elena's future seems to be mapped out in its own unexciting way. That is, until her boss calls her into his office, and promises her a partnership if she sets up a new office for him in his hometown of Ballymuck. Elena is horrified; after all, the country is full of wildlife and strange noises! But the promise of a partnership prevails and she takes off for nine months' purgatory in the back of beyond. However, as Elena gets to grips with the wildlife of this picturesque little town - both animal and human - she discovers quite a lot: that she actually likes the countryside, that her former life was stressful and boring, and that the local publican has not one but seven , handsome sons. Also by Tara Heavey: A Brush with Love.

Eating Peaches

Tara Heavey

With her wild red hair, hippy clothes and High Nelly bicycle, Claire is known as a loveable eccentric. Neighbours and friends in her Cork suburb regard her as 'colourful' and 'interesting', avoiding words like 'downright odd'. But Claire feels a fraud. The illusion of suburban bliss is just that - an illusion. And one that papers over the cracks of the past. Fifteen years before, she had been a carefree student backpacking around the Greek islands, looking for no more than the hottest clubs and a bit of romance. But something changed that, shattering her innocence forever. Now all those years later, the dreams have returned, and Claire finds she has to go back to Mykonos to lay the ghosts of the past to rest - even if that means sacrificing her marriage. There, it will take the warmth of the sun, the easy pace of life and the love of a wonderful man to help her. Also by Judi Curtin: Sorry, Walter

From Claire to Here

Curtin, Judi

Big Fat Love

Peter Sheridan

Lizzie O'Grady is about to change her life. After one too many New Year's spent watching bad television, and one too many dull outings with dependable fiance Tom, she decides to chuck it all in, throw her backpack into her little Fiesta, and set off into the Wild West - of Ireland, that is - on the road trip of a lifetime. Along the way she manages to meet a cast of interesting characters, live in a caravan, accidentally get a new job, and lose the boring fiance. But, as is often the way in life, things are not as they should be. Pitching up in the little seaside town of Merway, she doesn't intend to stay long, but the down-at-heel charm of the place and the warmth of the locals draw her in. As winter turns to summer, Lizzie begins to realise that the past cannot be shrugged off like an old winter coat, and that here, too, she must make difficult choices.

The Daisy Picker

Meaney, Roisin

Putting Out the Stars

Roisin Meaney

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Now, as an adult, Eithne is an artist, and tries to remember her sister in her prints of the dark wooded bogs behind her house: 'I print my landscapes, but they are no longer just that. Objects enter their arenas, all hidden in the woods... by the lough, under the Aspen trees... a string of pearls, a compact, a hat, a sketchbook...' household, a dark, guilty secret that her disappearance only made worse. Something about Beatrice's birth and an Englishman, covered forever by Sarah's shame and Joe's bitter anger. And now, almost twenty years later, it is all blown apart, when a girl appears, claiming to be Beatrice's daughter, given up for adoption all those years ago... magic and beauty of art running through it, this is a richly compelling, haunting story of family secrets, passion and ultimately redemption.

Beatrice

Harrison, Noëlle

Noëlle Harrison

A beautiful carved wooden Madonna, sealed tightly into a lead coffin, is discovered in a plague graveyard in the sleepy village of Castleboyne. Things turn spooky for archaeologist Ilaun Bowe.

The Lazarus Bell

Dunne, Patrick

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