Irish Life

BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2025 - AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS A shocking true story of heartbreak and survival by Sarah Corbett Lynch, daughter of Jason Corbett - an Irish Times Number 1 bestseller and the subject of NETFLIX documentary A DEADLY AMERICAN MARRIAGE. 'Honest and compelling' Sunday...

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.

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.

Brought to you by Penguin. The Number 1 Bestseller Ireland in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was not a good place to be a woman. Among the wave of emigrants from Ireland to North America were many, many young women who travelled on their own, hoping for a better life. Some lived...

One sister offers her life in exchange for the other’s in this dark, Irish lore–inspired romantasy and “sizzling, high-stakes debut launching a series that readers will greedily devour” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). On the mist-shrouded Isle of Eireann, buying magic comes with a...

After four years of renovations, grief and chaos, Rosie and Ronan’s dream home in Italy is finally coming together—or so they hope. Whether it’s the last remnants of a housebound ghost or renovation fatigue, something seems to be draining their energy. With plans to open their doors to guests looming, the gardens need taming, the house needs sprucing, and—most importantly—they need to figure out if hosting strangers is a dream worth pursuing or their next life disaster waiting to happen. To prepare, Rosie and Ronan hit the road, scoping out the quirks and perks of BnBs in Italy ...

Memoirs of a Life in Foster Care.

Welcome to the Village of Ballybucklebo. Come and say hello to Dr. O'Reilly's odd-as-two-left feet patients, his housekeeper, Mrs. "Kinky" Kinkaid, and O'Reilly's pets, Arthur Guinness, the beer-swilling black Lab and Lady MacBeth, the demonically possessed white cat. And of course, to young Dr...

Isobel McKenzie is an experienced and intuitive psychotherapist who is on sabbatical while recovering from illness. Reluctantly she goes to London to help out an old friend, solicitor Peter Wright, who is uneasy about the partisan nature of a proposed divorce settlement. He asks her to meet the couple, Thomas and Anne Banks, to assess the situation. Is Anne, a recovering alcoholic, possibly being coerced into signing an agreement which not only gives Thomas control of all their assets but also sole custody of their son? Isobel immediately senses that something is awry and, despite herself, ...

The Only Man Who Walked Both Sides and Lived to Tell the Tale. In the bloody 1990s, the Boston underworld was a powder keg. On one side: the Patriarca Crime Family. On the other: the infamous Winter Hill Gang. In the middle stood Mark Silverman. Rogue Mobster is the raw, firsthand account of a man who got inside the Italian mafia and Winter Hill Gang Mark Silverman was the ultimate earner—the man who could bridge two warring families because he was too valuable to lose.—he navigated the treacherous divide between the Italian Mafia and the Irish Mob during their most violent era. While ...

A real-life fairy tale: Michael Jackson and me is a memoir by Irish fan Talitha Linehan, in which she describes seeing Michael perform at 17 HIStory concerts, meeting him at hotels and venues across Europe, the US, and Asia, spending a day with him at Neverland Valley, and becoming a daily presence around him during his final years. The book includes never-before-published photographs of Michael and Talitha, and messages he wrote to her, from her private collection. “You're my fairy tale, Michael.” “Oooh,” said Michael, and he brushed my cheek with his hand, making me flutter. This ...

For decades the FBI let James ''Whitey'' Bulger get away with murder, allowing him continued control of his criminal enterprise in exchange for information. He went on the lam in 1995, after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, 2011 followed top-ranked Osama bin Laden on the FBI'''s Ten Most Wanted List, and then was captured in Santa Monica, California weeks after Bin Laden's demise.

The follow-up to his best-seller The War of Art, Turning Pro navigates the passage from the amateur life to a professional practice.

He's ruthless, rich, and he'll do anything to protect her. Eliana: My first husband, Dante, was no good. He beat me, betrayed me, and when the chips were down, instead of having my back, he tried to put a knife in it. Now, I’ve rebuilt my life in Philadelphia, far from the horrors of Florida. A job with Aidan Quinn, the billionaire genius behind Quinn Technologies, is supposed to be my fresh start. Except, Aidan is more than just my enigmatic boss whose intensity both terrifies and tempts me. His dealings in the shadows hint at truths darker than I’ve ever known. And when danger strikes...

Memoir; life in Italy, grief and healing, women’s midlife memoir, expat life, Irish humor, found family, starting again, loss and love, Italy memoir, solo travel. Read as standalone, but better as part of the series. Welcome back to Casa Anam Cara — where the Italian countryside is beautiful, the guests unpredictable, and the bureaucracy remains undefeated. Rosie’s life in Italy continues with hosting fabulous midlife crisis retreats for women and writers, garden chaos, and a revolving door of creative visitors. Between unexpected animals who move in uninvited, magic holy doors, the ...

"An extraordinary novel, a poetic writer, and a story that moved me to tears." —New York Times John Boyne, bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas "I'm here to remember–all that I have been and all that I will never be again." If you had to pick five people to sum up your life...

International bestselling author Santa Montefiore continues the story of the Deverill family in the third book in her beautiful and moving Deverill Chronicles trilogy—perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Beatriz Williams. “Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything she writes...

During Notre Dame’s 1973 National Championship football season, Eric Penick scored two of the most important touchdowns in Fighting Irish history: A game breaking 85-yard score against USC and a pivotal TD against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. “A Notre Dame Man: The Life, Lore and Runs of Eric Penick” tells the story behind those runs, what came before, and what came after. Growing up Black in Cleveland during the Civil Rights Era, Penick was bright, charismatic and superbly talented. He was a five-time state champion sprinter and an All American running back at Gilmour Academy, becoming...

A beautifully heart-warming book club read from Sian O'Gorman A tale of love, discovery, and second chances... In the bustling world of Dublin's advertising scene, Kitty O’Sullivan, a copywriter, feels an unexplainable void in her life that she can't quite pinpoint. Her five-year relationship...

Six love stories. One magical Irish village. The complete Love in Ballycove series in one unmissable collection. Welcome to Ballycove, a windswept jewel on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, where colourful cottages cling to the cliffs, the pub is the heart of the town, and everyone has an opinion on everyone else's business. Across six sweet, slow-burn romances, Love in Ballycove follows neighbours, friends, and former sweethearts as they navigate second chances, long-buried feelings, and the quiet courage it takes to choose love. Each story stands alone, but together they tell the story of a ...