Secondhand Irish Fiction Books

THE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER An Observer Best Debut Novelist of 2025 'One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today' SALLY ROONEY 'One of my favourite books...

Renting is a nightmare...Aine should be feeling happy with her life. She's just moved in with Elliot. Their new flat is in an affluent neighbourhood, surrounded by bakeries, yoga studios...

'A mesmerising tale of secrets and lies' - VAL MCDERMID'As good as it gets' - DENISE MINA'An arresting new talent' - CHRIS BROOKMYRENOT EVERY CHILD IS A BLESSING...It was Ali...

'A clever multiple-narrative account of teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland . . . this debut marks out Quigley as a writer of compassion and humour'...

Hope Gleeson wants to go travelling, to escape her boring London life and plan a happier future. But the unthinkable happens - the plane taking her to sunnier climes experiences...

Darcy Archer works in a small bookstore in Manhattan. A daydream believer, she refuses to settle for anything less than being swept off her feet by the perfect man... literally....

'Clever and magical' - Women's Weekly'Author Jaclyn is the sister of Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies) and has the same talent for great plots. This unusual novel tugs at the...

Skilled portraits in miniature set in Dublin and London: masterful character sketches by one of Ireland's most observant writers. Although these are separate stories, they form chapters in a man's...

For fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable new Irish debut about growing up and moving backwardsWhat do you do when you've ruined your life? You go...

Nineteenth-century Dublin is a city riven by the greed of an emerging middle class and the unspeakable poverty of the poor. Alicia Buckley and Sarah Rooney, growing up there, embody...

After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness...

They said they’d never let a man get in the way of their friendship...Laura and Dee haven’t spoken since the day they buried a body together.It was supposed to be...

The bestselling author of "The Year of Her Life and One More Chance" returns with a captivating story of a woman searching for her true identity. Ciara has never needed...

From acclaimed poet Rosamund Taylor comes a compelling, genre-bending coming of age story. Orla is discovering her sexuality in the hostile and misogynistic world of Ireland's school system; when her...

A devoted stay-at-home mum in suburban Limerick, Jill has always taken pride in her happy home life, but now, with a workaholic for a husband, a sulky teenage son and...

His father and brothers despise him; he's his mother's crutch one day, her punching bag the next; he has no idea what he wants to do with his life; and...

Twice Harri tries to marry the love of her life. Twice she fails. Since there are only so many times she can leave her man standing at the altar, Harri...

'The Lost Sister caught and held me right from the beginning.' Reader Review The Lambert sisters have secrets... When 15-year-old Cathy Lambert runs away from her Dublin home, she is...

A missing lottery ticket throws a once closeknit community into chaos, and leads everyone to wonder: how well can you ever know your neighbours?St Enda's Terrace, nestled in the heart...

"A charming and heartwarming story."-Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cafe by the SeaHanna Casey, local librarian on the West Coast of Ireland's Finfarran Peninsula, is wondering...

Claire Dillon still lives in the shadow of the past. On her thirty-third birthday, she gives herself a present. One year to change her future.Claire Dillon's mother had everything to...

One of the most vivid and realised characters of recent fiction, Willie Dunne is the innocent hero of Sebastian Barry's highly acclaimed novel. Leaving Dublin to fight for the Allied...