Irish Drama

The instant Sunday Times bestseller 'A painfully optimistic book that does the favour of making you laugh as it breaks your heart' Kenneth Branagh 'A tender, elegant novel about the beauty and importance of friendship…One of the most moving books I’ve read in some time' John Boyne ***...

“Séamas O’Reilly has created a vast mosaic of voices, each sparkling with heartache and wit. I’m in love with every character in this novel, and like most prestige dramas, it ended far too soon.” —Caroline O'Donoghue, author of The Rachel Incident A dazzling novel about a community...

Escape to breathtaking Ireland in a story of passion, mystery, and heartfelt humor. "A joy to read with many laughs and happy tears along the way." - Amazon reviewer "Breathtaking romance, passion, humor, mystery, heartbreak, hope, and above all, love." - Amazon reviewer Follow the O'Brian family through a tale of unexpected love and buried secrets as each confronts their past, embraces their true selves, and fight for love they never expected. In this captivating saga, discover the bonds of family, the allure of Ireland, and the profound strength of friendship. This box set includes The ...

Standing on the cliff above the wild Irish sea, Hannah wipes a tear from her eye and thinks about the man she called ‘Da’. She was never his daughter. Hannah has been lied to her whole life by everyone she loved. Will she ever find where she truly belongs? When warm-hearted Hannah Barry’s...

'Downton' fans, you’ll love this big house, Engrossing and imaginative” - Irish Independent Betrayal, deceit, revenge, obsession – one house, one family, three generations Can a house keep secrets? 1840’s – When Lord Edward Armstrong builds the house for his bride, Anna, the family is at the climax of its power. But its world is threatened when no heir is born. Anna could restore their fortunes, but it would mean the ultimate betrayal. Then the Great Famine grips the country. 1910s – Clara finds life as lady of the manor is not what she expected when she married Pierce Armstrong...

The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie’s once-lucrative car business is going under—but Dickie is spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife, Imelda, is selling off her jewelry on eBay and half-heartedly dodging the attention of fast-talking cattle farmer Big Mike, while their teenage daughter, Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge drink her way through her final exams. As for twelve-year-old PJ, he’s on the brink of running away.

In the 1880's, an American senator observes, with some perplexity, English country life and all of its social echelons. To add some spice along the way, we follow the romances and intrigues of the flirtatious Arabella Trefoil.

"Teach me to be a gentleman." "Only if you stop looking at me like you’re not." What happens when a runaway lady becomes the maid of a prizefighter turned baron? Lady Helena Winford would rather scrub floors than marry the man her family has chosen. Disguised as a maid, she takes refuge at Rowan Hall, where England's newest baron is proving just as out of place as she is. Isaac Rowan may have inherited a title, but no amount of wealth can erase his brutal past in the boxing ring. To survive society's ruthless games, he needs someone to teach him how to be a gentleman. He never expects to ...

National Bestseller A #ReadWithJenna book club pick following an Irish American family with three adult sisters returning home to Long Island to face tension-filled dinners, ghosts from their pasts, and family secrets in a gripping novel full of biting wit and profound heart. It’s been years...

The latest psychological suspense novel from the USA Today bestselling Reilly Steel series. They think they have it all … until they realise everything's been taken away ... Glamorous, confident and successful women with the world at their feet are targeted by someone who, from the outset, leaves no trace or presence in their lives. The search is on to identify who could expertly inveigle themselves into so many women's trust, while remaining completely elusive. And rendering their 'perfect' existence so fragile. Back at the helm of the GFU after a short hiatus in the US, Reilly Steel ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TOM WOLFE PRIZE “All Them Dogs is all that—a book you inhale, devour, grapple with, and reel from more than read.” – Booker Prize winner Marlon James “A fast-paced tale of underworld revenge and star-crossed love that never...

“It was just a midnight dare, Your Grace.” “Then brace yourself, sweetheart, because I’m about to claim the prize.” What happens when a scandalous midnight dare falls into the most disciplined hands? Lady Sophia Everly never meant to cause a scene… but her midnight wager went wildly awry. Until the Duke of Nightvale catches her and claims the kiss for himself. Cold, ruthless, and trapped by a dark family history, Lord Tristan turns their ruined reputations into a calculated game of marriage and cold duty. But behind the closed doors of his crumbling estate, cold boundaries turn ...

Ria lived on Tara Road in Dublin with her dashing husband, Danny, and their two children. She fully believed she was happily married, right up until the day Danny told her he was leaving her to be with his young, pregnant girlfriend. By a chance phone call, Ria meets Marilyn, a woman from New...

The latest novel in the million-selling USA Today forensic mystery series. 'Like Scarpetta? You'll love Steel.' IRISH INDEPENDENT When a notorious Dublin solicitor, controversial journalist and influential social media figure are all murdered in quick succession, Reilly Steel and her GFU team are on the case to figure out who has been targeting these men and why. Though as she tries to put the pieces together, she can’t help feeling that recent events in her personal life has left her famed ‘Steel’ edge somewhat blunted. And her precarious relationship with Chris hanging in the ...

When a frail elderly woman with tears in her fierce grey-blue eyes whispers “find my girl”, former detective Caitlin O’Shea can’t walk away. Aileen has spent a lifetime inside Ireland’s institutions, declared delusional by every doctor who ever treated her. But Aileen knows the truth...

Strange Is the Light follows a passionately entangled group of childhood friends, fractured by the betrayals and secrets kept as they grew into adulthood. Now, after twenty years, Daphne, Ronan, Leonie and Finn will finally have to face the consequences of cutting their last adventure...

“I left you untouched,” he said. “Do not mistake that for lack of hunger.” What happens when her husband returns to claim what he never touched? For a year, Lady Elowen Hale has been a duchess in name only. Her husband left after their wedding, and she learned to live without his presence or his bed. But Duke Severin Ashcroft Hale returns home. He needs a wife now—visible, obedient, convincing. What he does not expect is a woman who no longer bends. Forced into proximity and public devotion, their carefully maintained distance collapses into something sharp, intimate, and volatile...

A no-kiss rule. A one-year heir. A marriage bound to break them both. What happens when a desperate bargain places a scandalous bride in the hands of a scarred duke? Lady Evangeline Everly agrees to a marriage of convenience with the feared Duke of Blackwood—cold, controlled, and bound by a ruthless condition: an heir within one year, and no affection… especially no kissing. Anthony Hawthorne doesn’t believe in love. Only duty. Only control. Until his new wife turns his disciplined world into something far more dangerous than scandal—temptation. Behind the walls of Blackwood Hall, ...

From bestselling author John Boyne, a gripping and profound exploration of guilt, blame, trauma, and the human capacity for redemption. This program features multicast narration. In The Elements, acclaimed Irish novelist John Boyne has created an epic saga that weaves together four...

With green eyes and an easy smile, Frank McCabe stole me away from the nightmares that awaited me at home. But the son of the Irish Mob would never be mine. I belonged to the Italians. And the moment my mother sold me to the head of the Italian Mafia, I became the one the people of Boston were warned about. The only person more feared than me in our city is the Irish Ghost. When I finally flee my marital prison with my sons and my sister in tow, I unwittingly run straight into the ghost of the Irishman who died in a fiery explosion years ago.