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Biography, Historical Fiction, General Fiction
Georgian Rose Press
english
0-9534167-1-2
Born to Agrippina, sister of “Caligula”, Nero became heir to the Roman Empire – in exchange for his childhood. At 14 he addressed the Senate, at 15 presided over major court cases, and at 16 became Emperor of Rome.
Dominated by his mother, controlled by the Senate and manipulated by his Commander, Nero fought to retain his socialist ideals, only to be worn down and broken by the politics of Rome.
Adored by the people, revered by foreign statesmen, but loathed by his peers, Nero was driven to suicide at the age of 30. His reputation lives on, epitomising the wealth and decadence of ancient Rome. But history is written by the winners…
A modern story set in an ancient world, this is the real Nero, told in his own words and based entirely on fact. Prepare to be surprised.
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Humorous Fiction, Modern & Contemporary, General Fiction
Georgian Rose Press
english
9780953416707
Welcome to the unique world of The Turf, where the Sport of Kings has been wholeheartedly embraced by a gaggle o giggly schoolgirls who, together with a collection of entertaining racecourse characters, will introduce the reader to the delights, and sometimes darker side, of horseracing.
In an Other World from horseracing we meet such diverse characters as vampires, popstars and serial killers, all of whom are guaranteed to raise a laugh, and possibly an eyebrow, along the way. This largely humorous collection of short stories makes an ideal bedside book or travelling companion, one that you will want to dip back into again and again.
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Crime & Mystery, Modern & Contemporary, Thriller & Suspense, Sports Fiction, General Fiction
Maverick House
english
978-0953416745
Pete Allen is a jockey desperate to regain the glory days of his youth and it seems young trainer Sebastian Churchill can offer him the chance he needs.
But does that chance come with a price tag?
And can Pete ultimately afford the cost?
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Modern & Contemporary, Thriller & Suspense, General Fiction
Maverick House
english
978-1-9534167-6-9
Pain, fear, ambition, love and loss form a maelstrom, as widowed trainer Nick Marchant loses control of his troubled teenage son and must choose between protecting the family name – or those around him.
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Crime & Mystery, Humorous Fiction, Modern & Contemporary, Thriller & Suspense, General Fiction
Maverick House
english
978-1-908518-73-6
Jack is failing at school and the Racing Futures Programme is his final chance.
Chris and Terry have a potential champion racehorse that they can’t afford to keep.
Joy finds herself the prime suspect when money goes missing from a betting office.
Three different problems, but can DI Les de Freitas find a common link in a seemingly motiveless theft? As their lives intertwine against a backdrop of a once-in-a-lifetime Triple Crown bid, who will be the first to crack under pressure?
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Crime & Mystery, Modern & Contemporary, Thriller & Suspense, General Fiction
Maverick House
english
978-1-907221-08-8
When young top jockey Marcel Dessaint loses his racing licence, his whole world falls apart. Accused of deliberately pulling up healthy horses, Marcel is passed a verdict of Gross Misconduct and forced to endure the enmity of his peers. With a famous face and nowhere to hide in Chantilly, Marcel becomes an outcast in the only world he knows.
With The Derby now out of his reach, he struggles to overcome his self-doubt, while battling to uncover the truth behind the horses’ defeats and clear his name.
As he gradually fears he may have been betrayed by someone close to him, he discovers all too late that it’s not just his licence on the line. Lives are at stake.
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Family Life Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, General Fiction
Audacity Publications
english
978-1-7385410-1-0
The Considine brothers, Rudi and Gus, are at war.
Their father, Malachi, has died in a ‘freak accident’. But are there actually such things as freak accidents? When Rudi attempts to grab Gus’s inheritance there’s a real prospect of human blood appearing on the Hawthorne Meats slaughterhouse floor. Enter Cosgrave, a solicitor with expensive tastes, and Toomarood, the banker with an eye to making money outside of his day job. Mix in the ‘free’ energy device, after experts have stated that the promoters are suffering from long-term, severe self-delusion. Does this all make up a catastrophe waiting to happen?
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Memoir, Non-Fiction
Audacity Publications
english
978-1-7385410-4-1
For over 46 years the author has been having his letters published in The Irish Times.
Divorce referendums, morality and the law, religious glorification of violence, religion in schools, institutional child abuse, celibate clergy, “aggressive secularism”, abortion and the Repeal the Eighth campaign, religious oaths for public office; they’re all there, but particularly strong is the drive, made in a succinct, lucid and forceful voice, and carried consistently over so many years, for a secular society. The Reconstitution of Ireland charts Ireland’s journey from the depressing, stultifying country that had demonised Edna O’Brien, John McGahern, Brendan Behan, and had made a misery of the lives of so many, to the internationally respected, relatively liberal nation we have today. Who knows, the letters might even have had an effect, however small, on the process of enlightenment.
The letters are accompanied by essays that explain their context in the history of Ireland, and the situation of the author at the times they were written.
There are published letters and prose on Ireland in the European Union, the financial crisis, the bishop who set up an exorcism team, gun violence in the US, Donald Trump, Cystic Fibrosis, Ursula von der Leyen and the war in The Middle East, Irish neutrality, Ukraine, wine bottle corks, books, and so many other topics of abiding interest.
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Biography, Memoir, Modern & Contemporary, Non-Fiction
Penguin
english
9781844884216
My childhood memories are a string of small scenes …
Mam in her crossover apron, head bent over the sewing machine.
Dad standing still in the farm yard, pausing for the Angelus.
The joy of waking on Christmas morning to the smell of the pudding that had been
simmering all night.
The shock of brightness at night when the electricity came to our home.
The mellow sound of my mother’s melodeon playing The Spinning Wheel.
We were blessed with a truly happy family home and that was all thanks to Mam and
Dad. My story begins in Clonpierce, which is about two miles from the village of Ballylinan
in Co Laois. That’s where I was born on Friday, 11 May 1934. That’s right. I’m 83 years
young as I write this. I have often dodged the question of my age when I’ve been interviewed
as I’m not the kind of person who shouts their age from the rooftops. That’s for reasons I’ll
explain later. But it would be quite difficult to tell your life story without giving a date of
birth so there you have it.
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Biography, Children’s Books
Argyll Publishing
english
9781739992286
All great journeys begin with a single step. As a boy, Andrew Kerins did not know he was starting a great journey when he sold a calf at County Sligo’s Ballymote Fair and took the boat to Scotland. As Brother Walfrid, he helped people and started one of the world’s best-known football clubs.
