Ireland Islands

On an island with no way out, even old friends become suspects . . . When Cassie Brogan and her friends are invited to a school reunion on a remote island off the coast of Ireland, their first instinct is to refuse. Ravenwood Academy is a chapter of their lives they'd rather forget - a place...

“Dramatic, adventurous, heroic, romantic. . . these historical chronicles, legends, myths, tall tales and fables, featuring warriors, kings, monks, explorers and clever common folk, imaginatively tell the history of Ireland.” — Philadelphia Inquirer This New York Times bestselling epic is...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December . . . When a double-booking at a remote one-room cabin accidentally throws two solace seekers together, it feels like a cruel twist of fate. But what if it’s fate of a different kind? “A perfectly executed and...

#1 New York Times & No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sylvia Day returns to the decadence of the multimillion-selling Crossfire Saga with Ireland, a searing tale of temptation, deception, and ice-cold vengeance. Ireland Vidal is the third generation to control Vidal Records, and she's on...

From Colm Tóibín, "one of the world's best living literary writers," (The Boston Globe), a brilliant new collection of nine short stories—many never before published. Colm Tóibín is a master of the short story, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. Described...

From the award-winning author of Five Points and City of Dreams, a breathtaking new history of the Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States during the Great Potato Famine, showing how their strivings in and beyond New York exemplify the astonishing tenacity and improbable triumph of...

Immerse yourself in a gripping historical journey of Celtic resilience and cultural survival against relentless conquest. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this atmospheric narrative bypasses dry military dates to follow ordinary people who forged a lasting identity amidst Viking raids and...

The number one Irish Times bestseller Rose Talisman is pinning it all on a fresh start. Five years after her career as a therapist ended in one catastrophic instant, she is opening a retreat in Corfu. The understated, luxurious Villa Artemis is surrounded by wild pines and sea views. Just six...

Bloomsbury presents The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle, read by Patrick Moy. WINNER OF THE BAMB YOUNG READERS – MIDDLE GRADE AWARD 2018 WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP WEEK BOOK AWARD 2019 'Magical in every way' – EOIN COLFER When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it...

The brand-new book from bestselling author Catherine Walsh about two exes running a summer guesthouse on an otherwise uninhabited Irish island Two exes. Only one island. Paradise just got complicated. After a painful break-up with her boyfriend, Grace is ready to leave Toronto for a fresh start...

The Celts have always been seen to walk between the world of the living and a world driven by magic, passion, and fantasy. To those who want to venture down the rabbit hole, Alastar MacTire takes us on a walk through the Celtic Nations starting with the struggling, passionate, magical Irish.

Abandoned places. Irish history. Fifty stories from Ireland’s forgotten landscape. Forgotten Ireland is a richly researched journey through 50 abandoned, overlooked and historically charged places across the whole island of Ireland — from Famine villages and workhouse ruins to Big Houses, evacuated islands, industrial sites, Magdalene laundries, border crossings and the physical remains of the Troubles. From a deserted Famine village on the slopes of Croagh Patrick to Maze/Long Kesh and the H-Blocks associated with the 1981 hunger strike, from a Georgian mansion burned during the Civil ...

Read this book for free with your Kindle Unlimited Membership! History of Ireland The story of the Irish people is definitely fascinating, especially to history buffs. This book stands as an introduction to the history of a nation that has been influenced by other forces, developing beyond its magnificent, imposing coasts. This book will transport you to the past of one of the world’s most compelling nations. It will take you through the conflicts and events whose impact was crucial throughout the centuries. Starting from the earliest inhabitants of the land to the country’s ...

What would make a sixth-century Irish monk climb into a fragile leather boat and sail beyond the known world? Saint Brendan the Navigator became one of Christianity’s most captivating figures—a monastic founder, spiritual teacher, and legendary voyager whose search for the Promised Land of the Saints inspired generations of pilgrims, sailors, mapmakers, and explorers. Saint Brendan the Navigator for Beginners brings together the history, faith, adventure, and mystery behind his remarkable story in one clear and accessible guide. Inside, you will discover: Brendan’s early life, ...

For King. For country. For family. 1588. The Spanish Armada lies in ruin, and Captain Francisco Butero is cast ashore on the savage coast of Ireland, a hunted man in a land that shows no mercy. Branded an enemy by the English crown and blamed for failures not his own, Francisco is pursued relentlessly by ruthless soldiers determined to claim the bounty on his head. But the danger doesn’t end there. Ireland is torn apart by warring clans, where loyalty is fleeting and betrayal is often the price of survival. Driven by faith and the burning need to return to his family in Spain, Francisco ...

The number one Irish Times bestseller Rose Talisman is pinning it all on a fresh start. Five years after her career as a therapist ended in one catastrophic instant, she is opening a retreat in Corfu. The understated, luxurious Villa Artemis is surrounded by wild pines and sea views. Just six...

Scare Johnson is a regular guy from South Boston (Southie) who only wants to enjoy his slice of the American pie. In this case it's Key Lime pie he has set his sites on. He buys himself a barge, anchors it off the Florida Keys, and along with his childhood friend, Billy Cortez, they fix the barge up and rent out space on the upper deck. All they want to do is sit back, rake in the money, and relax while enjoying the Florida sun. Unfortunately, a greedy Russian with a t-shirt shop in Key West decides he wants to invest in their business, against their wishes. Enter Scare's Southie Pride, ...

The Acclaimed International Bestseller “It is impossible to do justice to the beauty of Returning Light. The whole book is a poem.” — New York Times Book Review By the lighthouse keeper on the remote, otherworldly Irish island of Skellig Michael, a ""profound memoir about the importance of...

Spike Island is the most extraordinary historical location on the island of Ireland. A monastic outpost in the Celtic Sea, a fortress built to defend an Empire, a prison established to intern a nation – the island’s remarkable 1300-year history encapsulates the Irish story better than anywhere else. In Spike Island the vast history of the island is told from 9000 bc right up to 2004, when the last jail on the island closed. Featuring the voices of prisoners past and island dwellers, and with tales of religious fervour, frequent rebellion, social endeavour and a nation’s ...

I’m so looking forward to meeting Aunt Maura, my mother’s twin sister who lives on the rugged west coast of Ireland. With my own mother dying so suddenly, and my sweet baby daughter arriving, I need family around me. But instead of arriving at Maura’s house safe and sound, I wake up in hospital, badly injured. Then I remember the crash. Where is my baby?