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INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST ‘A triumph … the funniest novel I've read in years’ SALLY ROONEY ‘A brilliant and bittersweet ode to young love’ IRISH TIMES 'One of my favourite books of the year’...

Eoin is doing great. He's 27, gainfully employed and in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Rich. Okay, so his best friend Jax is diving into yet another disastrously bad relationship and Eoin's going to be the one dealing with the fallout. And his boss at the café, Rebecca, seems to have vanished, so somehow Eoin's left managing the place. And to be honest, he's not got much else going on. But still, he's got his boyfriend Rich - steady, sensible and dependable Rich. That is, until Eoin's world is turned upside down when Rich announces that he wants an open relationship.

22-year-old aspiring writer Edith 'Eddie' Miller and her best friend Rose have always done everything together-climbing trees, throwing grapes at boys, sneaking bottles of wine, practicing kissing . . . But following their debutante ball Rose is suddenly talking about marriage, and Eddie is...

A captivating story of the people who shape us and the places we struggle to leave behind. Katie, Maeve and Evelyn - friends forever, united by their childhood games and their dreams of escaping the tiny Irish town of Glenbruff. Outspoken, unpredictable and intoxicating, Evelyn is the undisputed leader of the trio. That is, until the beautiful, bold Pamela Cooney arrives from Dublin and changes Glenbruff forever. Told from Katie's witty, quirky perspective, Frances Macken's debut beautifully captures life in a small town and the power of yearning for something bigger.

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This is My Idea of Fun, a new The Borough Press book, full description to follow when available...

June Bloom is twenty-nine, broke, and an aspiring comedy writer. Hugo Best is a beloved late-night chat show host - and notorious womaniser - who invites her to his mansion for Memorial Day Weekend. This is the story of their four days together, a 'zippy... magnificent... devilishly fun ride'...

A car has collided with a Coca-Cola truck in Alexandra. The overturned trailer is spilling its contents, which residents are carrying off in their plastic ‘Shangaan Gucci’ bags. With two other bystanders, Lerato Morolong, age 14, helps the injured truck driver. The woman who drives them to hospital is Professor Ngobese, matriarch of the family at Number 80, the only house in the neighbourhood with a street address, aka Those White People.

»Authentisch, und auch lustig ... in diesem messerscharfen Debüt geht es um Armut, Privilegien und Rassismus.« The Guardian Es ist eine richtig gute Party. Es ist voll, die Musik ist laut, die Drinks sind kalt. Emira ist aufgestylt und feiert richtig ab. Da bekommt die Afroamerikanerin einen...

The fictional character Lewis McKinsey resides in New York City, which is in close proximity to Wall-Street, although his external connections are not immensely evident when considering Lou’s known propensity in stating.