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January 10, 2012

The Third Witch by Rebecca Reisert

Filed under: Book Reviews,Historical Fiction — The Writer @ 12:55 pm
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Title: The Third Witch Author: Rebecca Reisert Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Pages: 352

In her debut novel, Rebecca Reisert has taken one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated works for the stage and retold the story through the eyes of a dispossessed teenage girl.

Gilly is our half-savage heroine. She scavenges amongst the dead bodies on the battlefields that scar the Scottish landscape and lives with Nettle and Mad Helga, two haggard

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This is the Country by William Wall

Filed under: Book Reviews,General Fiction,Irish — The Writer @ 12:55 pm
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Title: This is the Country Author: William Wall Genre: Children of single parents Release Date: Jan 1 2005 Pages: 272

This is the story of a Cork northsider, a Norrie, who spends his teenage years whacked out everything from class A drugs to prescription pain killers. The son of a single, alcoholic mother, he doesn’t know who his father is. His best friend and partner-in-crime Max is dead, but not from the inevitable overdose. Desperate to lose his virginity

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Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Jerome K Jerome

Filed under: Book Reviews,General Fiction — The Artist @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog Author: Jerome K Jerome Genre: Fiction

An English comic novel. That sentence, no matter how short, completely sums up this book. The English excel at a certain sort of comedy that is both witty and cutting – poking themselves in the eye while tickling our funny bone. Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat can easily be seen as the precursor of such beloved sit-coms as Faulty

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Time in a Bottle by Denise Deegan

Filed under: Book Reviews,Chick-Lit,Irish — The Techie @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Time in a Bottle Author: Denise Deegan Genre: Relationships Release Date: 2004-05 Pages: 351

Jennifer is a single mother. Once upon a time she had a high-flying career, monthly highlights and contact lenses. Now her life revolves around her little boy Charlie, all she has in her life is Charlie and that’s all she needs. When he starts school, like any mother, Jennifer is torn – worrying about him while he is gone and at a complete

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Time Tracks by Michael Cronin

Filed under: Book Reviews,Irish — The Artist @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Time Tracks Author: Michael Cronin Genre: Ireland Publisher: New Island Books Release Date: Jan 1 2003 Pages: 151

Read in the week I left the shores of the Emerald Isle Michael Cronin’s new book, Time Tracks, makes for a poignant and gloriously funny mediation on Irish life.

Cronin’s world is not the ‘sell it to the tourists and Diaspora’ world of begora and begosh, thatched cottages and dancing at the crossroads. No it is filled with the wonderful little

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‘Tis Herself: A Memoir’ by Maureen O’Hara

Filed under: Book Reviews,Irish,Biography — The Historian @ 12:55 pm
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Title: 'Tis Herself Author: Maureen O'Hara, John Nicoletti, Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Simon and Schuster Release Date: Mar 1 2005 Pages: 336

The Hollywood star traces her career and personal life, discussing such topics as her relationships with fellow actors, her marriage to plane crash victim Charles F. Blair, and her work on specific causes.

Maureen O’Hara recently received a life time achievement award at the Irish film and television awards. While she will always be remembered

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The Lighthouse by PD James

Filed under: Book Reviews,Thriller — The Techie @ 12:55 pm
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Title: The Lighthouse Author: P. D. James Genre: Thriller Publisher: Vintage Books Release Date: Oct 1 2006 Pages: 383

I am somewhat surprised that I have managed to get this far in life without ever having picked up a PD James novel. As a huge fan of crime fiction, it seems incredible that The Lighthouse is the first of Ms James’ books to end up in my ‘must read’ pile.

James’ main protagonist is Adam Dalgliesh who, I am reliably informed

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Taste: Baking With Flavour by Dean Brettschneider and Lorraine Jacobs

Filed under: Book Reviews — The Historian @ 12:55 pm
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Title: Taste: Baking With Flavour Author: Dean Brettschneider and Lorraine Jacobs Genre: Cookery Publisher: Random House New Zealand

Taste: Baking With Flavour is the third book from the partnership of professional baker Dean Brettschneider and contributing food editor at Cuisine magazine, Lorraine Jacobs. Their first two books – The New Zealand Baker and Baker, The Best of International Baking from Australian and New Zealand Professionals – were perhaps a little too

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The Master by Colm Tóibín

Filed under: Book Reviews,Irish,Literature — The Techie @ 12:55 pm
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Title: The Master Author: Colm Tóibín Genre: Literature, Irish Publisher: Pan Macmillan Release Date: 2005-01 Pages: 359

The Master is Colm Tóibín’s sixth work of fiction and by far his best. Shortlisted for the 2004 Booker Prize, Tóibín was unlucky not to win. Focusing on the life of Henry James, Tobin has created a wonderful work of fiction that reads like a biography.

The book opens in 1895 as James’ play Guy Domville has received an appalling reception

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A Taste For It by Monica McInerney

Filed under: Book Reviews,Chick-Lit — The Historian @ 12:55 pm
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Title: A Taste for it Author: Monica McInerney Genre: Chick-Lit Release Date: Jan 1 2001 Pages: 437

‘A Taste For It’ is the story of talented chef Maura Carmody who travels to Ireland to promote her brother’s wine and Australian food. This business trip also provides the ideal opportunity to research her family roots and find out a little more about the birth mother that she never met. All is not plain sailing, however, as Maura

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