Leonard And Hungry Paul

Author : Ronan Hession
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612198491

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Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession Pdf

A disarming novel that asks a simple question: Can gentle people change the world? In this charming and truly unique debut, popular Irish musician Ronan Hession tells the story of two single, thirty-something men who still live with their parents and who are . . . nice. They take care of their parents and play board games together. They like to read. They take satisfaction from their work. They are resolutely kind. And they realize that none of this is considered . . . normal. Leonard and Hungry Paul is the story of two friends struggling to protect their understanding of what’s meaningful in life. It is about the uncelebrated people of this world — the gentle, the meek, the humble. And as they struggle to persevere, the book asks a surprisingly enthralling question: Is it really them against the world, or are they on to something?

Author : Rónán Hession
Publisher : Bluemoose Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910422673

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Paneka by Rónán Hession Pdf

Short listed for The An Post Irish Novel of the Year 2021.00His name was Joseph, but for years they had called him Panenka, a name that was his sadness and his story.0Panenka has spent 25 years living with the disastrous mistakes of his past, which have made him an exile in his home town and cost him his dearest relationships.0Now aged 50, Panenka begins to rebuild an improvised family life with his estranged daughter and her seven year old son. But at night, Panenka suffers crippling headaches that he calls his Iron Mask. Faced with losing everything, he meets Esther, a woman who has come to live in the town to escape her own disappointments. Together, they find resonance in each other's experiences and learn new ways to let love into their broken lives.

Author : Kit de Waal
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783527472

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Common People by Kit de Waal Pdf

Working-class stories are not always tales of the underprivileged and dispossessed. Common People is a collection of essays, poems and memoir written in celebration, not apology: these are narratives rich in barbed humour, reflecting the depth and texture of working-class life, the joy and sorrow, the solidarity and the differences, the everyday wisdom and poetry of the woman at the bus stop, the waiter, the hairdresser. Here, Kit de Waal brings together thirty-three established and emerging writers who invite you to experience the world through their eyes, their voices loud and clear as they reclaim and redefine what it means to be working class. Features original pieces from Damian Barr, Malorie Blackman, Lisa Blower, Jill Dawson, Louise Doughty, Stuart Maconie, Chris McCrudden, Lisa McInerney, Paul McVeigh, Daljit Nagra, Dave O’Brien, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Anita Sethi, Tony Walsh, Alex Wheatle and more.

Author : Nuala O'Connor
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062991737

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Nora by Nuala O'Connor Pdf

Named one of the best books of historical fiction by the New York Times Acclaimed Irish novelist Nuala O’Connor’s bold reimagining of the life of James Joyce’s wife, muse, and the model for Molly Bloom in Ulysses is a “lively and loving paean to the indomitable Nora Barnacle” (Edna O’Brien). Dublin, 1904. Nora Joseph Barnacle is a twenty-year-old from Galway working as a maid at Finn’s Hotel. She enjoys the liveliness of her adopted city and on June 16—Bloomsday—her life is changed when she meets Dubliner James Joyce, a fateful encounter that turns into a lifelong love. Despite his hesitation to marry, Nora follows Joyce in pursuit of a life beyond Ireland, and they surround themselves with a buoyant group of friends that grows to include Samuel Beckett, Peggy Guggenheim, and Sylvia Beach. But as their life unfolds, Nora finds herself in conflict between their intense desire for each other and the constant anxiety of living in poverty throughout Europe. She desperately wants literary success for Jim, believing in his singular gift and knowing that he thrives on being the toast of the town, and it eventually provides her with a security long lacking in her life and his work. So even when Jim writes, drinks, and gambles his way to literary acclaim, Nora provides unflinching support and inspiration, but at a cost to her own happiness and that of their children. With gorgeous and emotionally resonant prose, Nora is a heartfelt portrayal of love, ambition, and the quiet power of an ordinary woman who was, in fact, extraordinary.

Author : Tilda Balsley
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing ™
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781512492309

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Oh No, Jonah! by Tilda Balsley Pdf

With beautiful artwork and rollicking rhyme, the Bible story of Jonah and the Whale is retold in a fun and unique fashion.

Author : Laura Imai Messina
Publisher : Manilla Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1786580411

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The Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina Pdf

The moving and uplifting international bestseller, based on an incredible true story.

Author : Helen Fisher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982142698

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Faye, Faraway by Helen Fisher Pdf

Heartfelt and irresistible—“a lovely, deeply moving story of loss and love and memory made real” (Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author)—this enchanting debut follows a woman who travels back in time to be reunited with the mother she lost when she was a child. Every night, as Faye puts her daughters to bed, she thinks of her own mother, Jeanie, who died when Faye was eight. The pain of that loss has never left her, and that’s why she wants her own girls to know how very much they are loved by her—and always will be, whatever happens. Then one day, Faye gets her heart’s desire when she’s whisked back into the past and is reunited not just with her mother but with her own younger self. Jeanie doesn’t recognize grown-up Faye as her daughter, even though there is something eerily familiar about her. But the two women become close friends and share all kinds of secrets—except for the deepest secret of all, the secret of who Faye really is. Faye worries that telling the truth may prevent her from being able to return to the present day, to her dear husband and beloved daughters. Eventually she’ll have to choose between those she loved in the past and those she loves in the here and now, and that knowledge presents her with an impossible choice. If only she didn’t have to make it....

Author : Kay Dick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781946022288

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They by Kay Dick Pdf

A dark, dystopian portrait of artists struggling to resist violent suppression—“queer, English, a masterpiece.” (Hilton Als) Set amid the rolling hills and the sandy shingle beaches of coastal Sussex, this disquieting novel depicts an England in which bland conformity is the terrifying order of the day. Violent gangs roam the country destroying art and culture and brutalizing those who resist the purge. As the menacing “They” creep ever closer, a loosely connected band of dissidents attempt to evade the chilling mobs, but it’s only a matter of time until their luck runs out. Winner of the 1977 South-East Arts Literature Prize, Kay Dick’s They is an uncanny and prescient vision of a world hostile to beauty, emotion, and the individual.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3125772869

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Guard Your Heart by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Cleave
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1913193942

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The Quiet People by Paul Cleave Pdf

Suspicion is cast on two successful crime writers, when their seven-year-old son goes missing. Are they trying to show that they can commit the perfect crime? A mesmerisingly twisty, dark thriller from number-one bestselling author Paul Cleave... 'A cinematic, raging, rollercoaster of a plot with a wry humour ... The Quiet People is wildly entertaining and will keep you guessing right to the end' New Zealand Herald 'A superb novel from a champion storyteller' Crime Watch 'Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end. Do yourself a favour and check him out' Simon Kernick ______________________________________ Cameron and Lisa Murdoch are successful New Zealand crime writers, happily married and topping bestseller lists worldwide. They have been on the promotional circuit for years, joking that no one knows how to get away with crime like they do. After all, they write about it for a living. So when their challenging seven-year-old son Zach disappears, the police and the public naturally wonder if they have finally decided to prove what they have been saying all this time... Are they trying to show how they can commit the perfect crime? Electrifying, taut and immaculately plotted, The Quiet People is a chilling, tantalisingly twisty thriller that will keep you gripped and guessing to the last explosive page. ______________________________ Praise for Paul Cleave 'Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed' John Connolly 'Compelling, dark, and perfectly paced, New Zealand writer Cleave's psychological thriller explores the evil lurking in us all, working relentless magic until the very last page' Booklist 'Relentlessly gripping, deliciously twisted and shot through with a vein of humour that's as dark as hell' Mark Billingham 'Uses words as lethal weapons' New York Times 'An intense adrenaline rush from start to finish' S J Watson 'A riveting and all too realistic thriller' Tess Gerritsen "A gripping thriller ...I couldn't put it down' Meg Gardiner 'This very clever novel did my head in time and again' Michael Robotham 'Cleave's whirligig plot mesmerises' People 'This thriller is one to remember' New York Journal of Books 'On almost every page, this outstanding psychological thriller forces the reader to reconsider what is real' Publishers Weekly - STARRED REVIEW

Author : Kate Mallinder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910080942

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Summer of No Regrets by Kate Mallinder Pdf

Author : Lynn Buckle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838059288

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What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle Pdf

Author : Jeremy Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1913097463

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Bolt from the Blue by Jeremy Cooper Pdf

A crystalline and poignant epistolary novel from the author of ASH BEFORE OAK.

Author : Deborah Rodriguez
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345514752

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A Cup of Friendship by Deborah Rodriguez Pdf

Running a Kabul coffee shop that is patronized by ex-pats, American Sunny reaches out to a growing circle of new friends including a pregnant rape victim, a journalist with a painful secret, and a den mother who is engaged in a complicated affair.

Author : RONAN. HESSION
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910422452

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LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL. by RONAN. HESSION Pdf