Bøger om Leinster

Frances er 21 år gammel, kølig og observant. Om dagen studerer hun i Dublin, om aftenen optræder hun med spoken word sammen med sin bedste veninde Bobbi, der også er hendes ekskæreste. Da den kendte journalist Melissa skriver en artikel om dem, bliver de venner. Melissa er gift med skuespilleren Nick, og det nye bekendtskab åbner en verden af smukke huse, vilde middage og ferier i Provence. Det bliver samtidig begyndelsen på et firkantsdrama, og da forholdet mellem Frances og Nick udvikler sig i en overraskende retning, bliver den skarpe og følelsessky Frances for første gang konfronteret med sin egen sårbarhed.I 2022 blev ”Samtaler med venner” til en anmelderrost tv-serie. Denne genudgivelse af bogen indeholder også novellen ”Concord 34”, der for første gang er tilgængelig på dansk.Om forfatteren:Sally Rooney (f. 1991) er en af sin generations største forfattere. Hun debuterede i 2017 med ”Samtaler med venner”, som omgående blev en succes både i udlandet og herhjemme.Med sin anden roman, ”Normale mennesker”, slog Rooney sin status som litterær superstjerne fast. Romanen er solgt i over tre millioner eksemplarer og udkommet på 46 sprog. I 2020 blev ”Normale mennesker” omdannet til en tv-serie, som filmmagasinet Ekko udråbte til ”en af de bedste kærlighedsserier i dette årtusinde”. I 2021 udkom Rooneys tredje roman, ”Skønne verden, hvor er du”.

The gripping tale of a less than innocent - yet far from guilty - man unfolds as fifty-year old Pat Donaldson returns to Ireland, the land of his birth. Framed and imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, he finds himself the unwitting victim of Dublin's most ruthless drug baron, a man who acts with impunity from behind a shield of propriety, all the while aided from a cabal of corruption. All seems lost for Pat until one sole glimmering light of hope, in the form of a young and honest guardian of the law, breaks through the seemingly impenetrable mantle of fate to secretly champion his cause. Good deeds and intentions must combine perfectly with the finesse of legal machinations to triumph over what, on the face of it, seems to be the perfect stooge caught in the perfect set-up.

The gripping, twisty thriller that everyone is talking about - the new novel from Andrea Mara, bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick, No One Saw a Thing.'An absolute page turner!' Shari Lapena'A twisty thriller full of clever misdirection.' Claire Douglas'Andrea Mara is the Queen of the Cliffhanger.' CL TaylorNo one suspects a thing.When your daughter shows you a video of a masked man climbing out of an attic, you initially ignore her. But then you recognise the carpet, the stairs and the paintings. Your heart skips a beat, because the footage was filmed inside your house...Someone wants revenge.You're certain no one could access this luxury gated community, designed to keep intruders out. But then the second video arrives - the same as the first - and you really begin to panic.Everyone is hiding something.Could someone be living in your attic? Why would a stranger target you? And what if it's not a stranger at all?Don't miss Andrea Mara's unputdownable new novel, It Should Have Been You - available to pre-order now!Everyone is talking about Someone in the Attic:'This is her best book yet!' * * * * *'The most gripping and thrilling book I've read in a long time.' * * * * *'My favourite of Andrea's so far!' * * * * *'WOW! What a book!. * * * * *'What a read!!!' * * * * *'Bloody hell!' * * * * *'Just amazing! * * * * *Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024

The fascinating history of an ancient place utterly transformed by progress and modernity, a place unrecognisable even to those who lived there in the 1950s. This accessible, entertaining and occasionally humorous book is written for the general reader, bringing the stories of Tallaght's past to life for a new generation.

Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Faber and Faber.

Present on the international contemporary art scene since the early 1980's, Clegg & Guttmann take up a visual rhetoric reminiscent of the bourgeois portraits of the Dutch Golden Age, while at the same time referencing the group images that crystallize the powers of the 20th and 21st centuries. They use the conventions of 17th century Dutch portraiture to place them in a contemporary context. Clegg & Guttmann's portraits, presented in this volume, are rejected commissions which involve a very particular protocol in the Clegg & Guttmann method. Thus, the subjects have commissioned a portrait from the artists, but are free to refuse the result. However, the artists retain the right to show and publish the work, which remains their property, even after the commissioner has refused it. This reverse tactic is also symbolic of the power issues in the particular category of portraiture.MICHAEL CLEGG (*1957, Dublin) and YAIR MARTIN GUTTMANN (*1957, Jerusalem) have been working together as the artist duo Clegg & Guttmann since 1980. The focus of their joint work is on installations and photographic projects. In addition, both artists are also active as university teachers: Clegg is a professor at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design and Guttmann is a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Compelling, fast-paced and tautly written, Toxic People is a superbly modern psychological thriller, exploring the havoc wrought by a narcissistic mother. How well can you ever really know your family?

Again, Rachel is a captivating novel by the renowned author Marian Keyes. Published by Penguin Books Ltd (UK) in 2023, this book offers a unique blend of genre that is bound to captivate its readers. Marian Keyes, known for her skillful storytelling, takes us on a journey with her protagonist, Rachel, navigating through the intricacies of life. The narrative is both engaging and thought-provoking, making it a must-read for anyone looking for a good book. The publication year, 2023, marks another successful year for Keyes, further solidifying her position in the literary world. Penguin Books Ltd, a leading publisher in the UK, is proud to present this masterpiece to the English-speaking audience. Don't miss out on this exceptional work of literature.

Arguably the greatest novel of the twentieth century, James Joyce's Ulysses remains as much of a shocking and redemptive testament to the human condition as it was when it was first conceived in 1914. Following the events of a single day in Dublin and the experiences of Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly, Ulysses' ceaseless verbal and formal inventiveness and its astonishing wide-ranging allusions continue to have a profound influence on contemporary culture. A new, annotated students' edition of one of the twentieth century's greatest novels, using the original 1922 text, now the preferred text of Joyce's masterwork, this annotated Student Edition includes extensive notes, line numbers and an introduction by world-renowned Joycean scholar, Andrew Gibson.

Once the squire of the mansion Andromeda Park and now a mere menial, Darcy Dancer embarks upon a series of adventures across the country and in bohemian Dublin in search of his lost youth. A hilariously comic, poignant novel of a remarkable young man's coming of age.

Ria Lynch og Marilyn Vine har aldrig mødt hinanden. Ria bor i et faldefærdigt hus på Tara Road i Dublin, og Marilyn bor i en universitetsby i New England, USA.At finde to mere forskellige personer ville være svært, men alligevel bringer tilfældighedernes spil de to sammen, og de aftaler at bytte bolig med hinanden i sommerhalvåret. Ria tager til USA med et håb om, at forandringen vil hjælpe hende til at overvinde sine store personlige problemer, og Marilyn flytter ind i huset på Tara Road og glæder sig til at få den tragedie lidt på afstand, som hun indtil nu ikke har omtalt for nogen i sin omgangskreds.Men da de to kvinder til sidst mødes, viser det sig, at de har været med til at ændre hinandens liv for altid.

Ella Brady vil lave en dokumentarfilm om den berømte restaurant Quentins i Dublin. I de ti år restauranten har eksisteret, har den dannet rammen om mange spændende begivenheder – og det er, som om hvert enkelt bord har en historie at fortælle. Der er historier om tvillingerne fra Scarlet Feather, Signora fra Den italienske Klasse, Ria fra Tara Road og om en række nye bekendtskaber som bl.a. Mona, den altid smilende og glade tjener fra Australien, og Bluse Brennan, hvis simple fremtoning dækker over et skarpt intellekt og et hjerte af guld. Over det hele svæver Brenda og Patrick Brennan, som har gjort Quentins til den legendariske restaurant, den er i dag.Men selv de har oplevet sorger, som de ikke har indviet andre i. Efterhånden som Ella Brady opstøver nogle af de hemmeligheder, som Quentins gemmer på, begynder hun at tvivle på det kloge i at gå videre med filmprojektet. Er der mon nogle af historierne, som man er bedre tjent med ikke at kende helt til bunds?MAEVE BINCHY er opvokset i en forstad til Dublin og debuteredesom forfatter i 1978. Siden har hun med en lang række internationale bestsellere slået sit navn fast som en af Irlands mest læste forfattere.

Mellem to unge piger udvikler sig et ubrydeligt venskab, som trods store forskelle i arv og miljø hjælper dem gennem mange genvordigheder hjemme i landsbyen og under studieårene i 1950'ernes Dublin.