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41) Foster
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It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household-where everything is so well tended to-and this summer must soon come to an end.
43) Homecoming
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
451 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
Sometimes the only way forward is the road that takes you home. Eleanor is back in Ireland after a lifetime in New York. Actress Megan is seeking anonymity from a tabloid scandal. Rae, manager of the local café, is hiding secrets of her own. Connie has an abundance of blessings-- and a deep-seated loneliness. As their lives intertwine, they learn that finding your way can lead to the last place you expected.
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
226 pages ; 20 cm
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Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her feeling powerless. Capturing both her vulnerability and her strength, Roddy Doyle gives Paula a voice that is real and unforgettable....
45) The rage
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Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Physical Desc
313 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
"Vincent Naylor, just released from jail, resumes doing what he does best, planning for an armored car robbery. Bob Tidey, an honest policeman, discouraged by his colleagues making deals with criminals and about to commit perjury, is investigating the murder of a crooked banker. A call from an old acquaintance will change his course of investigation. Maura Coady, a retired nun living on regrets and bad memories, sees something that she can't ignore...
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Boxcar children volume 142
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The Aldens travel to Ireland to explore castles. While visiting Duncarraig Castle the children discover a cloaked figure roaming around.
Author
Series
Walsh family volume 4
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
13 CDs (15.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
50) Ireland: a novel
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An epic tale-within-a-tale based on the history of Ireland finds a traditional wandering Storyteller revealing his life experiences while forging a poignant new relationship in the home of an eight-year-old boy.
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Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
379 pages ; 21 cm
Description
Rita-Mae has lived in fear for as long as she can remember. Fear of being alone, fear of her past and, above all, fear of her husband, Harry. Until she spots an advertisement for a vacant cottage in a small town in Northern Ireland. She makes her escape filled with hope, ready to start a new life in a new home, free from the pain of her past. But her place of refuge may not be as safe--or as anonymous--as she thought.
53) Elegy for April
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April Latimer has vanished. A junior doctor at a local hospital, she is something of a local scandal in the conservative and highly patriarchal society of 1950s Dublin. Her friend, Phoebe Griffin, suspects the worst. Phoebe seeks out Quirke, her brilliant but erratic father, for help. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke uses his knowledge of the darker byways of the city to investigate April's disappearance.
54) The pig did it
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Series
Pig trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Delphinium Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
195 p. ; 21 cm.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Oona grew up on the island of Inis: a wind-blasted rock off the coast of Ireland where the men went out on fishing boats and the women tended sheep; where the only book was the Bible; and where girls stayed at home until they became mothers themselves. Even as a child, Oona knew she wanted to leave, but she never could have anticipated the tumultuous turn of events that would ultimately compel her to flee. Now, after twenty years--Oona having forged...
59) Ashworth Hall
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Publisher
Fawcett Columbine
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
373 p. ; 24 cm.
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Series
Irish Country books volume 15
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Before Doctor Barry Laverty joined Doctor Fingal O'Reilly's practice in the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo, he was an intern, working long hours, practicing new medical techniques, falling in love, and learning what is most important in the medical field for a family physician -- the bonds of family, friendships, and human kindness. Years later, Barry practices everything he has learned in Ballybucklebo, a lovely village where neighbor looks...
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