Jennifer Johnston

One of Ireland's best-loved novelists returns with a haunting novella of love, loss and memory Flora's father has been killed in the Battle of El…

Jennifer Johnston has been described as 'the best writer in Ireland' by Roddy Doyle, 'one of our most impressive novelists' (Sunday Express) and 'a brilliant…

Flora's father has been killed in the Battle of El Alamein, one of the many victims of the Second World War. For Flora and her…

All families are complicated, but some are more complicated than others. And Christmas can only make matters worse. After Ciara's estranged father is nearly killed…

Johnny, an outstanding young swimmer, went missing nearly thirty years ago: drowned, or so everyone except his sister Imogen believes. How could this have happened?…

In a house overlooking Dublin Bay, Mimi and her daughter Grace are disturbed by the unexpected arrival of Grace's daughter Polly, and her striking new…

When Stella first meets Martyn, he's just a stranger on a train. She knows nothing at all about him. But very quickly she is won…

Helen has retreated to the remote north-west coast of Ireland to paint the sea and the shore, and to be alone with her past. English…

Mr Prendergast, an elderly Anglo-Irishman, is living out his last years in the decaying splendour of his family mansion. As his mind wanders through the…

The Great War is over; but the war in Ireland is only just beginning, as the IRA and the Black and Tans move on to…

Once, the villagers would tip their hats respectfully when the McMahons drove out through the ornate iron gates at the end of the drive. But…

A brilliant story of the secrets we keep. Desmond Fitzmaurice is a mysterious literary giant of the thirties whom no one has seen for years.…

Not every death is a tragedy. Not every silver lining is intact. Annie's father is dead. She isn't sorry. A rich and domineering man, he…

Jennifer Johnston is recognised to be one of Ireland's finest writers. This collected edition brings together three of her best-loved novels, THE CAPTAINS AND THE…

Constance Keating has lived a life of internal exile, alienated from her family and from Ireland. Now she has returned to her family home to…

It starts with a funeral. The great and the good have assembled: the President has sent a representative, and dignitaries are there in force. And…