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“A tale about sisterhood, a novel of ideas, a chronicle of our collective follies, a requiem for our agonizing species, The Alternatives unfolds in a prose full of gorgeous surprises and glows with intelligence, compassion, and beauty.”  —Hernan DiazFrom the writer Anthony Doerr calls “a massive talent, ” the story of four brilliant Irish sisters, orphaned in childhood, who scramble to reconnect when the oldest disappears into the Irish countr...

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The four Flattery sisters - Olwen, Nell, Maeve and Rhona - were left to cobble together their own makeshift adolescence after the death of both their parents. Decades later, all four of them have found success in their respective fields, all of them boasting PhDs and, in Nell's case, a healthy clutch of Instagram followers. Still, none of the sisters have come to terms with their parents' deaths, choosing to focus instead on bigger problems - ...

A grand feat of comic ingenuity, mischievous and insightful, and full of resonance for the way we live now... So original and vibrant.' Encore Award Judges FINALIST FOR THE AN POST IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020, THE RTÉ RADIO 1 LISTENERS' CHOICE AWARD 2020 & THE DALKEY EMERGING WRITER AWARD 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE & THE i COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE, 2021 AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT & SUNDAY INDEPEND...

In the 2008 aftermath of the Celtic Tiger, Hart and Cormac's father becomes ill. With this and other grievances, the two men are left with nothing to lose. A sharp and energetic presentation of rural Irish life.

It's 2008, and the Celtic Tiger has left devastation in its wake. For Hart and Cormac Doharty life continues as normal - at least at first. But when their father falls ill, the boys face a devastating choice. Their family, and their community, are in crisis, and there's nothing more dangerous than two men with nothing to lose. This bold, razor-sharp take on the consequences of one life-changing decision fizzes with the voice of rural Ireland. ...

Wer wie Gael Foess schon mit elf Jahren einen schwunghaften Handel mit Läuseeiern betreibt und seinen Freundinnen Jungfrauenkapseln aufschwatzt, ist mindestens so einfallsreich wie geschäftstüchtig. Gael ist ein Adrenalin-Junkie, ehrgeizig, hochintelligent, so groß- wie kaltschnäuzig - und wild entschlossen, ein Leben ganz zu ihren eigenen Bedingungen zu führen. Ihre Eltern hat sie früh schon als untauglich befunden, sie und ihren labilen, kün...

A gem of a novel."-Elle"A winning debut."-The New Yorker"Caoilinn Hughes is a massive talent."-Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot SeeWINNER OF THE COLLYER BRISTOW PRIZE • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUTLER LITERARY AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE HEARST BIG BOOK AWARDS • LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020 An unforgettable young woman nav...

'Caoilinn Hughes is a massive talent.' - Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See An unforgettable young woman navigates Dublin, London and New York, striving to build a life raft for her loved ones in the midst of economic and familial collapseIn this dazzlingly original debut novel, award-winning Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes introduces a heroine of mythic proportions in the form of one Gael Foess. Raised in...

This debut novel from an award-winning poet presents a humorous and anarchic portrait of downward mobility in post-crash Dublin. According to John Banville, Hughes 'writes with authority and insight, and her novel is as up-to-date as tomorrow's financial-page headlines.

A gem of a novel." - ELLE"A winning debut." - The New Yorker"Caoilinn Hughes is a massive talent." - Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot SeeAn unforgettable young woman navigates Dublin, London and New York, striving to build a life raft for her loved-ones amidst economic and familial collapse. In this dazzlingly original debut novel, award-winning Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes introduces a heroine of mythic ...

This extraordinary debut collection by a young Irish poet living in New Zealand marries poetry to the languages of science.