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Jennifer Johnston
By the Author
Naming the Stars, a duo companion with Two Moons
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: A Reader's Guide
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…
Naming the Stars
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…
Foolish Mortals
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…
This Is Not a Novel
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?…
The Illusionist
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…
The Railway Station Man
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…
The Captains and the Kings
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…
Fool's Sanctuary
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…
Truth or Fiction
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.…
A Sixpenny Song
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…
The Essential Jennifer Johnston
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…
The Christmas Tree
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…
The Invisible Worm
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…