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38 produkter
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Häftad, 2010
152 kr
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Alec and Jerry shouldn't have been friends: Alec's life was one of privilege, while Jerry's was one of toil. But this hardly mattered to two young men whose shared love of horses brought them together and whose whole lives lay ahead of them.When war breaks out in 1914, both Jerry and Alec sign up - …
How Many Miles to Babylon?
E-bok, 1989
100 kr
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As a child Alec, heir to the big house and only son of a bitter marriage, formed a close friendship with Jerry, a village boy who shared his passion for horses. In 1914 both enlisted in the British Army – Alec goaded by his beautiful, cold mother to fight for King and Country, Jerry to learn his …
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Häftad, 2016
179 kr
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The classic World War One novel, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time.Alec and Jerry shouldn't have been friends: Alec's life was one of privilege, while Jerry's was one of toil. But this hardly mattered to two young men whose shared love of horses brought them together and whose …
Nightingale and Not the Lark
Häftad, 1980
200 kr
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Mamie, the caretaker of a performing hall, lives in its dusty attic. Taking little care of the building and less of herself, she spends most of her time and money on whiskey and cigarettes. Mamie hears Romeo and Juliet which is being performed and it brings back happy and sad memories. 2 women, 2 …
Two Moons
A poignant, witty Irish novel of mothers, daughters - and betrayal
Häftad, 1999
144 kr
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When a daughter returns, the past is revisited...In a house overlooking Dublin Bay, Mimi and her daughter Grace are disturbed by the unexpected arrival of Grace's daughter Polly, and her striking new boyfriend. Over the next few days, events lead them to reassess the shape of their lives. For while …
Gingerbread Woman
An exquisite novel of loneliness, friendship and hope
Häftad, 2001
144 kr
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On a rainy afternoon on Killiney Hill a young man walking, without his overcoat, happens upon a woman gazing out over Dublin bay, standing perilously close to the edge. From their testy encounter develops a remarkable friendship which will enable each to face afresh their very different, damaged …
Captains and the Kings
A stunning Irish novel of old age, loneliness and the value of friendship
Häftad, 1999
144 kr
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A poignant debut novel of age, loneliness and friendship across divides...Mr Prendergast, an elderly Anglo-Irishman, is living out his last years in the decaying splendour of his family mansion. As his mind wanders through the gloom he finds it peopled with memories of his neglected wife, his pale …
Railway Station Man
A beautiful novel of longing and lost love
Häftad, 1998
144 kr
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'A very nearly perfect novel of broad, regretful vision, and magical intimacy' Sunday TelegraphHelen has retreated to the remote north-west coast of Ireland to paint the sea and the shore, and to be alone with her past. English war hero Roger Hawthorne has settled in the neglected railway station …
Fool's Sanctuary
Häftad, 1999
144 kr
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The Great War is over; but the war in Ireland is only just beginning, as the IRA and the Black and Tans move on to the attack. It all seems very remote to Miranda Martin, during that miraculous Indian summer. Her father, hoping to forget his dead wife, thinks of nothing but his trees; Miranda …
Christmas Tree
A tender, yet unsentimental novel of loneliness and longing
Häftad, 1999
144 kr
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'It is difficult to convey the marvellous quality of this book' Daily TelegraphConstance Keating has lived a life of internal exile, alienated from her family and from Ireland.Now she has returned to her family home to die. While that painful, messy process takes place she replays, like a home …
Invisible Worm
A novel of family, secrets - and a terrible tragedy
Häftad, 1999
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
235 kr
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'Jennifer Johnston is masterly at creating atmosphere and evoking period and place' Daily ExpressIt starts with a funeral. The great and the good have assembled: the President has sent a representative, and dignitaries are there in force. And Laura remembers those two terrible events. But was the …
Essential Jennifer Johnston
A collected edition of three novels by one of Ireland's best loved writers
Häftad, 2000
365 kr
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With an introduction from Sebastian Barry, The Essential Jennifer Johnston is a collected edition of three novels: THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS, THE RAILWAY STATION MAN and FOOL'S SANCTUARY. Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of Ireland's best-loved novelists.'She has created a world of her …
Grace and Truth
A wry, dark novel of secrets and betrayal
Häftad, 2005
144 kr
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'A quietly incisive book that opens wounds where none were known' Irish IndependentSally, a successful actress, returns to her house in Goatstown from a European tour, just wanting to rest and to see her husband, Charlie, again. When Charlie announces that he's leaving her, Sally angrily forces him …
Shadows on our Skin
An evocative novel of Ireland and the Irish Troubles of the 1970s
Häftad, 2002
144 kr
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An exquisite, poignant story of an Irish boyhood in the 1970sDerry in the 1970s: teenager Joe Logan is growing up in the teeth of the Troubles, having to cope with embittered parents, a brother who's been away and come back with money and a gun in his pocket, and the constant presence of the …
This Is Not a Novel
A poignant story of Ireland, love and loss and the Great War
Häftad, 2003
144 kr
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'With masterful control, Johnston excavates a well of memory and hurt, quietly demonstrating the damage that can be done by families' The TimesA beautifully crafted Irish novel of loss and yearning...Johnny, an outstanding young swimmer, went missing nearly thirty years ago: drowned, or so everyone …
Foolish Mortals
The witty, wry domestic drama from one of Ireland's best loved writers
Häftad, 2008
145 kr
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All families are complicated, but some are more complicated than others. And Christmas can only make matters worse. After Ciara's estranged father is nearly killed by his second wife in a car accident - or was it an accident? - Ciara begins, gingerly, to re-enter his life. As her troubled family …
Truth or Fiction
Häftad, 2010
234 kr
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A brilliant story of the secrets we keep. Desmond Fitzmaurice is a mysterious literary giant of the thirties whom no one has seen for years. Caroline is a London journalist, and hasn't the faintest interest in going to Dublin to interview him. That his life story will feature 'lots of sex and some …
Illusionist
An elegant novel of marriage, love and death from the acclaimed Irish writer
Häftad, 2007
145 kr
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A quietly devastating novel of love, marriage and the complexity of relationships...When Stella first meets Martyn, he's just a stranger on a train. She knows nothing at all about him. But very quickly she is won over by his charm and breathtaking illusions, and when he asks her to marry him, she …
Shadowstory
A compelling Irish novel of the complexities of love against the backdrop of the second world war
Häftad, 2012
335 kr
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A heartbreaking novel of the complexities of love, set against the tragedies of the second world war It is the Second World War, and tragedy strikes many families in Ireland. But it is also a thrilling time in which to be a child and Polly, spending months at her grandparents' house by the sea, …
Research Handbook on the Social Psychology of the Media
Av David Giles, Jennifer Johnston
Inbunden, 2026
3592 kr
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This timely book explores the fast-developing research landscape of social psychology theory in relation to the media. David Giles and Jennifer Johnston collate expert contributions examining the powerful influence of media on our thoughts, attitudes, and identities, seeking to understand how this …
Sixpenny Song
A poignant novel of returning home, fractured families, and the secrets of the past
Häftad, 2014
279 kr
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Not every death is a tragedy. Not every silver lining is intact. Annie's father is dead. She isn't sorry. A rich and domineering man, he was always more passionate about money than the happiness of his wife and child. And when his lovely, fragile wife Jude died in mysterious circumstances when …
How Many Miles to Babylon?
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
166 kr
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From a Whitbread Award–winning author: A WWI novel of loyalty and friendship "graced with the immanent lyrical talent of the Irish writers at their best" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Born to an aristocratic family on an estate outside of Dublin, Alexander Moore feels the constraints of his …
Shadows on Our Skin
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
166 kr
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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: In the midst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, a young schoolboy struggles to escape the destruction storming around himInside his home in Derry, Joe Logan''s life is ruled by his tormented father; outside, by the tension and violence of the Troubles. …
Gingerbread Woman
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
246 kr
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A powerful novel, by one of Ireland''s preeminent writers, of two damaged people and their fateful, restorative friendshipFor Laurence, trauma came in the form of a random act of violence that claimed his wife and daughter a decade ago. For Clara, it was something she has kept hidden, confined to …
This Is Not a Novel
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
246 kr
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Grappling with the loss of her brother three decades prior, a woman digs into her family''s past and uncovers generations of betrayal, half-truths, and secrecyImogen''s brother, Johnny, disappeared thirty years ago, ostensibly the victim of a drowning accident—a story to which everyone but Imogen …
Old Jest
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
166 kr
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Winner of the Whitbread Literary Award for Best Novel: In the wake of the Great War, a young woman''s life is turned upside down when she befriends a soldier of the grisly struggle on Ireland''s horizonNancy lives with her aunt and ailing grandfather in a seaside town not far from Dublin. Eighteen …
Foolish Mortals
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
166 kr
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After a shocking accident, one family gathers for an unforgettable Christmas overflowing with secrets and revelations in this deeply felt novel by one of Ireland''s foremost modern writersHenry has been estranged from his children since his divorce with their mother, Stephanie. But when a car …
Captains and the Kings
A Novel
E-bok, 2014
166 kr
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Winner of the Author''s Club First Novel Award: Alone with melancholic memories of his past, a widower finds new life after striking up a friendship with a village boyIn County Wicklow, south of Dublin, Mr. Prendergast lives alone in the Big House of his village. A remnant of the long-gone days of …
