Obp catalogue spring 2016

NEW TITLES Spring 2016 The O’Brien Press Ltd 12 Terenure Road East, Dublin 6 D06 HD27, Ireland Tel +353 1 4923333 e-mail books@obrien.ie Web www.obrien.ie

Welcome to the O’Brien Press catalogue of new books for spring/ summer 2016.

There are so many great new books to tell you about! If you want to know more, just go to www.obrien.ie for extracts and more.

Kim Hood follows up her YA Book Prize nomination for Finding a Voice with Plain Jane, an engrossing read for teens and adults alike.

Following the enormous success of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way last year, we have a German language edition: as well as an activity book for children.

This year is the centenary of the 1916 Rising, and the ambitious 16Lives biography series is coming to a crescendo with Thomas Kent and Patrick Pearse completing the set. Lorcan Collins’ comprehensive 1916: The Rising Handbook answers all your questions about what actually happened during the rebellion. For children, our World Book Day book, Brian Gallagher’s One Good Turn, explores what the aftermath of the rising meant to some of Dublin’s children.

Most of these titles are, of course, also available as eBooks.

This is just a taste of the great books we have for you ... go to ­ www.obrien.ie for extracts and more. Happy reading!

CONTENTS Page 2: Children’s books Page 8: General books Page 20: Brandon books Page 22: Bestsellers Page 24: Rights agents 1

CHILDREN’S BOOKS – PICTURE BOOK

Where’s Larry This Time?

Philip Barrett Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland, and see if you can find him in Belfast, the Skelligs or Viking Dublin! But it won’t be easy: he is hiding in the middle of Irish dancers, traditional musicians, climbers, tourists, hurlers and many others.

Locations include: Cobh, The Titanic Quarter ­(Belfast), Ben Bulben, Donegal, Clonmacnoise, ­Westport House, Hook Head Lighthouse, Kilkenny Castle and many more! Great fun for all the family.

ISBN 978-1-84717-745-2 32 pages, 300x216 mm €9.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: MARCH

CHILDREN’S BOOKS – PICTURE BOOK

Let’s See Ireland!

Sarah Bowie Follow Molly’s journey in this gorgeous picture book that is sure to delight adults and children alike!

Molly, her parents and her cat Mipsy tour Ireland and see all the main sights! Written and illustrated by Sarah Bowie. Locations include: Dublin Zoo, Christ Church Cathedral, Rock of Cashel, Hook Lighthouse, Wexford, Cork City, Cliffs of Moher, Giant’s Causeway, Belfast, Newgrange.

ISBN 978-1-84717-731-5 32 pages, 261x215 mm €12.99 Hardback PUBLICATION: MARCH

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS – ACTIVITY BOOK

The Wild Atlantic Way My Ireland Activity Book Natasha Mac a’Bháird Illustrated by Alan Nolan Puzzles, games, colouring and tons of interesting facts about Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s amazing coastal trail. Sasha Seal guides the reader through crosswords, matching games, mazes, wordsearches and stories, encouraging young readers to explore what Ireland’s spectacular Atlantic coast has to offer.

ISBN 978-1-84717-834-3 24 pages, 270x215 mm €7.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: MAY

CHILDREN’S BOOKS – LEGENDS

Irish Legends: Newgrange, Tara & the Boyne Valley Eithne Massey Illustrated by Lisa Jackson Stories inspired by the Boyne Valley from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation and written down by the Christian monks of medieval Ireland. Stories include: How the Boyne Was Born, Fionn’s First Adventures, The Battle of the Hags, How Aengus Tricked the Dagda, Art’s Quest Beyond the Seas,The Magic Branch ISBN 978-1-84717-683-7 64 pages, 280x220 mm €12.99 Hardback PUBLICATION: MARCH

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS – CHILDREN’S FICTION. READING AGE 10+

Storm Weaver Matt Griffin ‘You can weave the wind and thunder … You were the story that was meant to scare us into being good! You were the story that kept us awake at night.’

Ayla, Finny, Sean and Benvy journey through time and place, deep into an alien land. There, a war is looming between the humans and the ancient and magical race of Danann. The four friends have to face frightening and supernatural challenges when a vengeful queen, Maeve, seeks to rule all around her. As Ayla discovers her own special abilities, her friends are tested to breaking point.

All their fates, and that of mankind itself, are hanging by a thread …

ISBN 978-1-84717-783-4 256 pages, 196x130 mm €8.99 Paperback. Free teaching guide on www.obrien.ie PUBLICATION: APRIL CHILDREN’S BOOKS – CHILDREN’S FICTION. READING AGE 10+

Run with the Wind Tom McCaughren ‘Don’t forget,’ said the old fox, ‘if danger threatens, run with the wind ...’

In the Land of Sinna, the foxes who live around Beech Paw are in trouble. The fur companies are hunting them almost to extinction. The foxes have no choice but to set out in search of the secret of survival.

Join them in their spectacular journey through city and countryside, as they rediscover what it means to be ‘as cunnning as a fox’.

Tom McCaughren’s classic first novel – and winner of the Bisto Irish Children’s Book of the Year and Book of the Decade awards – is available again.

ISBN 978-1-84717-837-4 192 pages, 196x130 mm €8.99 Paperback. Free teaching guide on www.obrien.ie PUBLICATION: JUNE

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS – HISTORICAL FICTION. READING AGE 10+

Arrivals Brian Gallagher When Ciara Farrelly visits her dead grandfather’s Ontario home she uncovers a secret from his childhood. Back in 1928, twelve-year-old Mike Farrelly made friends with Wilson, a lonely, rich boy whose family had emigrated from Ireland, and Lucy, a feisty Ojibwe girl from a local reservation. The three spent the bright, warm summer holidays having adventures together. But then a murder was committed, and the friends found themselves in danger. Suddenly, they had to trust each other, not only with their secrets, but with their lives… Follow Ciara as she uncovers what really happened one summer, long ago.

ISBN 978-1-84717-720-9 240 pages, 196x130 mm €8.99 Paperback. Free teaching guide on www.obrien.ie PUBLICATION: APRIL

CHILDREN’S BOOKS – HISTORICAL FICTION. READING AGE 10+

One Good Turn Brian Gallagher Gerry Quinn knows what it’s like to be hungry and poor, so when looting breaks out during the 1916 Rising, he joins in. Months later Gerry and his friends Emer and Jack piece together their lives in the aftermath of the rebellion. But just when Gerry’s luck appears to be picking up, disaster strikes: his crime is about to be revealed. Desperate to avoid being sent to a brutal reformatory school, Gerry turns to Emer and Jack for help. But his friends have their own secret to keep from the Rising, and helping Gerry is fraught with danger. Does one good turn always deserve another? And if it does, how much must a friend risk to pay back a debt?

ISBN 978-1-84717-817-6, 96 pages, 177x110 mm €1.50 Paperback PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS – CHILDREN’S FICTION. READING AGE 10+

Rugby Flyer Haunting history, thrilling tries Gerard Siggins It’s shaping up to be an exciting summer for Eoin Madden. He’s been chosen for a special rugby summer camp where he makes new friends – and an enemy.

But will he make the cut for the squad that’s headed to London? And what’s the connection between the haunted house in Eoin’s home town and the world class stadium in Twickenham? Could Eoin be wrapped up in more ghostly goings on?

A fast-paced adventure – and a brilliant try – that links England, Ireland and Russia through the love of rugby! The fourth book in the ‘Rugby Spirit’ series.

ISBN 978-1-84717-819-0 176 pages, 196x130 mm €8.99 Paperback. Free teaching guide on www.obrien.ie PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY CHILDREN’S BOOKS – YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Plain Jane Kim Hood Jane has lived in the shadow of her sister Emma’s illness for over three years; her life is a never-ending monotony of skipping school and long bus rides to the hospital, and her love life is not exactly setting the world on fire.

She feels like she’s stuck in neutral, until she meets Farley, who sees the world – and Jane – differently. He may just be the person she can count on when things get tough.

A heart-breaking novel about dark times, family and – just maybe – love ISBN 978-1-84717-784-1 304 pages, 196x128 mm €8.99 Paperback. Free teaching guide on www.obrien.ie PUBLICATION: APRIL

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1916 through children’s eyes

The centenary of 1916 has seen a resurgence of interest in our nation’s history.Young readers are intrigued to discover stories of children like them caught up in world events. Our children’s historical novels are perfect for this.

There are free teaching guides available for all of these titles on www.obrien.ie

The Guns of Easter

Friend or Foe

No Peace for Amelia

Gerard Whelan

Brian Gallagher

Siobhán Parkinson

From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway is pulled between the British Army and the rebels in the Easter Rising. Real history seen through the eyes of a child from a master storyteller.

Emer Daly and Jack Madigan are on opposite sides in a life and death struggle, when Dublin city is torn apart in the Easter Rising.

With their young lives in turmoil, what will come first – friendship, family or loyalty to a cause?

Amelia’s pacifist Quaker family are shocked when Frederick enlists to fight in the world war.

Conflicting loyalties in 1916 Dublin.

ISBN 978-0-86278-449-2 176 pages, 196x130mm €8.99 Paperback.

ISBN 978-1-84717-755-1 240 pages, 196x130 mm €8.99 Paperback

War of Independence

Civil War

ISBN 978-0-86278-776-9

ISBN 978-1-84717-279-2

ISBN 978-0-86278-378-5 224 pages, 196x130 mm €8.99 Paperback

ISBN 978-0-86278-566-6

ISBN 978-0-86278-525-3

See www.obrien.ie/history-through-fiction for a full timeline of Irish ­history through children’s novels 7

GENERAL BOOKS – MEMOIR

I Was a Boy in Belsen Tomi Reichental ‘In the last couple of years I realised that, as one of the last witnesses, I must speak out.’ Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust, gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Belsen concentration camp. He was nine-years old in October 1944 when he was rounded up by the Gestapo in a shop in Bratislava, Slovakia. Along with 12 other members of his family he was taken to a detention camp where the elusive Nazi War Criminal Alois Brunner had the power of life and death.

New postscript by Gerry Gregg, producer of the ­documentary Close to Evil (2014).

New edition

ISBN 978-1-84717-793-3 368 pages, photographs, 196x130 mm €11.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: MAY

GENERAL BOOKS – MEMOIR

Quinntessential Feargal A Memoir Feargal Quinn Born into a family full of entrepreneurial spirit, Feargal Quinn set up in competition with his own family.

In an era when customers bought on credit and goods were kept behind the counter for the retailer to pick, his store was revolutionary. He carried this spirit throughout the growth of his supermarket chain, ­Superquinn, and to Seanad Eireann, where he has served for many years.The story of the growth of a philosophy and a company, straight from the man who made it all happen.

ISBN 978-1-84717-842-8 256 pages, photographs, 234x156 mm €24.99 Hardback PUBLICATION: MAY

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GENERAL BOOKS – FICTION

The Miseducation Years Ross O’Carroll-Kelly with Paul Howard Illustrated by Alan Clarke The start of the ledge that is ROCK ...

So there I was, roysh, putting the ‘in’ in ‘in crowd’, hanging out, pick of the babes, bills from the old pair to fund the lifestyle I, like, totally deserve. But being a schools rugby legend has its downsides, roysh, like all the total knobs wanting to chill in your, like, reflected glory, and the bunny-boilers who decide they want to be with me and won’t take, like, no for an answer. And we’re talking totally here.

With a new introduction by Paul Howard, Ross’s representative on, loike, earth?

New edition

ISBN 978-1-84717-840-4 256 pages, 196x130 mm €9.95 Paperback PUBLICATION: APRIL

GENERAL BOOKS – FICTION

The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years Ross O’Carroll-Kelly with Paul Howard Illustrated by Alan Clarke So there I was, roysh, enjoying college life, college birds and, like, a major amount of socialising. Then the old pair decide to mess everything up for me – the next thing I know, roysh, I’m out on the streets. If it hadn’t been for Oisinn’s apartment in Killiney, the old man paying for my Golf GTI, JP’s old man’s job offer and all the goys wanting to buy me drink, it would have been, like, a complete mare. Totally.

The life and times of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly, cult hero, with a new intro by Paul Howard.

New edition

ISBN 978-1-84717-841-1 208 pages, 196x130 mm €9.95 Paperback PUBLICATION: MAY

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GENERAL BOOKS – 16LIVES SERIES

Patrick Pearse Ruán O’Donnell Patrick Pearse was born in Dublin and spent many summers in Rosmuc in Galway learning Irish. He established a school for boys, St. Enda’s School, where children could learn about Irish culture and language.

The public face of the 1916 Rising, Pearse was in charge of the General Post Office (G.P.O.). When the British army overpowered the Irish rebels, it was Pearse who ordered their general surrender in order to save further loss of life. He was tried and executed by a firing squad in Kilmainham Jail on the 3rd of May 1916.

ISBN 978-1-84717-262-4 336 pages, photographs, 196x130 mm €14.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY

GENERAL BOOKS – 16LIVES SERIES

Thomas Kent Meda Ryan Born in 1865 near Fermoy in Co. Cork, Thomas Kent became involved in the Land League in the 1880s and was jailed for his part in a boycott. At Easter 1916 Thomas and his brothers mobilised in Co. Cork, waiting for further orders. During a gunfight at their home – Cork’s only fighting – a policeman and Thomas’s brother Richard were killed. Convicted with ‘taking part in an armed rebellion’, Thomas was sentenced to death. He was executed by Cork Gaol on 9 May 1916. Meda Ryan’s biography shines light on a man who was ‘Ireland’s forgotten patriot’ until a state funeral in September 2015.

ISBN 978-1-84717-265-5 400 pages, photographs, 196x130 mm €14.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY

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16LIVES

New biographies of the 16 men executed for their role in the 1916 Rising: collection now complete.

ISBN 978-1-84717-160-3

ISBN 978-1-84717-269-3

ISBN 978-1-84717-336-2

ISBN 978-1-84717-271-6

ISBN 978-1-84717-266-2

ISBN 978-1-84717-268-6

ISBN 978-1-84717-272-3

ISBN 978-1-84717-264-8

ISBN 978-1-84717-263-1

ISBN 978-1-84717-261-7

ISBN 978-1-84717-334-8

ISBN 978-1-84717-267-9

ISBN 978-1-84717-335-5

ISBN 978-1-84717-270-9

ISBN 978-1-84717-265-5

ISBN 978-1-84717-262-4

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BOOKS ABOUT THE EASTER RISING In addition to 16Lives, O’Brien Press has a selection of titles that give different perspectives on the 1916 Easter Rising, from first-hand accounts and historical guides to poetry and graphic novels, including those below: see more on our website at www.obrien.ie/1916-easter-rising

Inside the GPO 1916

A Terrible Beauty

The Easter Rising

A First-Hand Account Joe Good

Poets of 1916 Mairead Ashe FitzGerald

ISBN 978-1-84717-718-6 €11.99 Paperback

ISBN 978-1-84717-359-1 €14.99 Hardback

A Guide to Dublin in 1916 Lorcan Collins and Conor Kostick

No Ordinary Women

Blood Upon the Rose

At War With the Empire

The Rebellion That Set Ireland Free Gerry Hunt

Ireland’s Fight for Independence Gerry Hunt

ISBN 978-1-84717-217-4 €9.99 Paperback

ISBN 978-1-84717-816-9 €9.99 Paperback

Irish Female Activists in the Revolutionary Years 19001923 Sinead McCoole ISBN 978-1-84717-789-6 €16.99 Paperback

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ISBN 9780862786380 €9.95 Paperback

GENERAL BOOKS – IRISH HISTORY: 1916

1916: The Rising Handbook Lorcan Collins Who exactly wrote the 1916 Proclamation?

What typos were in the original?

Who hoisted the flags above the GPO? How many women came out to fight?

What was happening in the rest of the country?

All the bite-sized facts you’ll ever need to know about the Rising. Also included is a list of Easter Rising medal recipients – published here for the first time – as well as casualty lists, prisoner lists and the names of everyone who signed the 1936 Roll of Honour. If a relative of yours came out for the most important week in modern Irish history, you’ll find their name in here.

ISBN 978-1-84717-599-1, 240 pages, 196x130 mm €14.99 Hardback PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY GENERAL BOOKS – GRAPHIC NOVEL/BIOGRAPHY

Bobby Sands Freedom Fighter Gerry Hunt Bobby Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze. He was the leader of the 1981 hunger strike in which Irish republican prisoners protested against the removal of Special Category Status. During his strike he was elected to the British Parliament as an Anti H-Block candidate. His death was followed by a new surge of Provisional IRA recruitment and activity. International media coverage brought attention to the hunger strikers, and the republican movement in general. This graphic novel brings Bobby Sands’ story to life in a whole new way.

ISBN 978-1-84717-815-2, 64 pages, 297x210 mm €16.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY

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GENERAL BOOKS – FOOD & DRINK

Fruit on the Table Seasonal recipes from The Green Apron kitchen Theresa Storey Photographs by Valerie O’Connor Imagine sitting in the morning sunshine eating nectarine jam on warm croissants …

Celebrate four seasons of fruit with recipes for sweet favourites like cherry pie and strawberry jam, as well as savoury dishes such as sole Véronique and lamb and fig tagine. Or try some surprises, like blackberry whiskey, fruit roll-ups and tomato tapenade.

With over one hundred easy-to-follow recipes, this beautiful book shows you how to bring fruit to all dining occasions, all year round.

ISBN 978-1-84717-777-3 192 pages, full colour, 246x189 mm, €19.99 Hardback PUBLICATION: MAY GENERAL BOOKS – FOOD & DRINK

Val’s Kitchen Real Food, Real Easy Valerie O’Connor A family cookbook for today: award-winning cookery writer Valerie O’Connor takes us into her home kitchen with recipes for family favourites like chicken casserole and baked apples, to meals inspired by her travels like Cuban chicken rice and Greek baked fish.

From traditional picnic food, delicious muffins and best-ever brownies, to filling your larder with homemade drinks and pickles and growing your own veg … this is home cooking with a modern twist.

Breakfast * Light bites * Stocks & soups * Dinners * Baked Treats * In the Pantry * Grow it Yourself ISBN 978-1-84717-721-6 160 pages, full colour, 246x189 mm €19.99 Hardback PUBLICATION: MARCH

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GENERAL BOOKS – FOOD & DRINK

The Guinness Story The Family, The Business and The Black Stuff Edward J. Bourke

New paperback

This 250-year old story will fascinate lovers of Guinness beer and memorabilia as well as those interested in this remarkable family of brewers and the industrial history of Ireland’s most famous export.

Over 100 fascinating photographs bring to life the pivotal role that the Guinness brewery has played in Ireland for over two centuries. By the twentieth century St James’s Gate was the largest brewery in the world, and Guinness had become forever synonymous with Ireland.

ISBN 978-1-84717-843-5 176 pages, photographs, 175x146 mm €11.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: APRIL

GENERAL BOOKS – FOOD & DRINK

The Whiskeys of Ireland Peter Mulryan ‘Whiskey: Irish for droplets of pure pleasure.’ WB Yeats Ireland is the true home of whiskey, where this beloved spirit was first created and developed. This book charts the history of our most treasured drink – uisce beatha, the water of life – up to the current renaissance: Irish whiskey is the fastest growing spirit in the world.

The reader is guided through the art and science of brewing, distilling, maturing and blending. Every aspect of its complex flavour is explained and explored.

A beautifully illustrated companion for the novice and connoisseur alike.

ISBN 978-1-84717-781-0 192 pages, full colour, 216x135 mm €19.99 Hardback PUBLICATION: AUGUST

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GENERAL BOOKS – HUMOUR

The Wee Book of Irish Wit & Malarkey A Rake of Clever Craic and Wisdom for Jackeens, Culchies and Eejits Sean McCann & Paul Ryan Irish wit is an art form that can be sage, silly, insulting, or profound, but it’s always entertaining.

This pint-sized draft of potent mirth and malarkey from Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan, and many other wags, including ‘yer man’ – your everyday son of the sod – on everything from love and marriage to death and dying and everything in between will have you roarin’ for more.

New paperback

ISBN 978-1-84717-830-5 304 pages, 196x130 mm €9.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY

GENERAL BOOKS – HISTORY

A Short History of Ireland Breandán Ó hEithir and Brendan O’Brien A short, accessible and entertaining history of Ireland.

It deals with prehistory, the Celts, Christianity, the Vikings, the Normans. The various conquests and rebellions are covered, including Cromwell, Wolfe Tone, the 1916 Rising.

Linking past to present, it brings history up to date, providing an interesting account of both North and South through the 20th century, clarifying the development and intricacies of the Northern ‘troubles’ and the many attempts to resolve them. Understanding and sympathetic, this little book gives a clear and stimulating grasp of Ireland, past and present.

ISBN 978-1-84717-688-2 112 pages, 196x130 mm €8.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: MARCH

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GENERAL BOOKS – GUIDE BOOKS

Written in My Heart Walks through James Joyce’s Dublin Emily Carson & Mark Traynor Illustrated by Fuchsia MacAree ‘I want to give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city one day suddenly disappeared from the earth, it could be reconstructed from my book.’

Joyce’s writings are bursting with Dublin and its people – dear and dirty, poor and wealthy, as complicated as the writer’s own relationship with his hometown.

Follow in the Joyce’s footsteps through his Hibernian metropolis, from the squalor of Monto to the spirit of the city centre, the splendour of Rathgar to the slumber of Howth.

ISBN 978-1-84717-820-6 96 pages, 196x130 mm €9.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: MAY GENERAL BOOKS – REFERENCE

Feed Your Child Well Valerie Kelly, Phyllis Farrell,Theresa Dunne Good nutrition in infancy and early childhood lays the foundations for a healthy life. But providing a healthy diet during those all-important early years is one of the biggest challenges faced by today’s parents.

They are bombarded with advertising by food companies, and advice from often dubious sources, so it can be very difficult to know what is important and what is merely a passing fad.

This guide provides practical and unbiased advice on everything from the basics of nutrition to shopping wisely, dealing with food refusal to fads, to allergies and anaemia.

ISBN 978-1-84717-838-1 256 pages, 236x190 mm €17.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: JUNE

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GENERAL BOOKS – WALKING GUIDE

Kerry Walks Kevin Corcoran The perfect walking guide to the wilderness and beauty of Kerry. Discover the landscape and wildlife of Ireland’s most beautiful county with walking enthusiast and expert naturalist Kevin Corcoran. These twenty walks explore heathland and bog, Ireland’s highest mountains, coastal peninsulas, beaches, islands, forests, rivers, lakes.

Spread throughout the county, the walks range from 3 hours to 8 hours, and are graded from casual to tough.

ISBN 978-1-84717-780-3 160 pages, 196x130 mm €9.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY

New edition

BOOKS FOR VISITORS TO IRELAND From north to south, whether by car, bike or foot, we have guides and mementoes for visitors to Ireland.

ISBN 978-1-84717-309-6

ISBN 978-1-84717-667-7

ISBN 978-1-84717-634-9

ISBN 978-1-84717-248-8

ISBN 978-1-84717-166-5

ISBN 978-1-84717-150-4

ISBN 978-0-86278-510-9

ISBN 978-0-86278-882-7

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GENERAL BOOKS – TRAVEL/PHOTOGRAPHY

Ireland’s Coast Carsten Krieger In Ireland you are never far away from the border between land and sea and the coast is an integral part of the country. It is a place of natural beauty and vibrant history. Carsten Krieger takes the reader, chapter by chapter, through a virtual tour of each region of Ireland’s coastline, with photograph after photograph of Ireland’s hidden gems.

Ireland’s Coast is a visual celebration, which showcases Ireland’s landscape, wildlife and people, interspersed with stories and anecdotes compiled over two years of travel. The result is a unique collection of images of Ireland’s coast in all its splendour.

New paperback

ISBN 978-1-84717-822-0 144 pages, full colour, 260x198 mm €14.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: MARCH

GENERAL BOOKS – TRAVEL/PHOTOGRAPHY

Irlands Wild Atlantic Way Carsten Krieger, translated by Ina Krieger The world’s longest coastal route was launched in 2013. Following Ireland’s west coast from Donegal in the north to Cork in the south it encompasses some of Ireland’s most spectacular scenery and has caught the popular imagination at home and abroad.

This beautiful book takes the reader on a photographic journey, showcasing the attractions of the west coast: dramatic views, abundant nature and wildlife, lighthouses, harbours and quaint seaside villages, as well as heritage, history and people.

Now in a German-language edition.

German edition

ISBN 978-1-84717-836-7 160 pages, full colour, 260x198 mm €14.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: APRIL

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BRANDON BOOKS – MEMOIR

And Time Stood Still Alice Taylor Alice has known, loved, and lost many people throughout her life. Here she talks about her special people, and how much they meant to her. She remembers her husband, father and mother, a beloved sister, her little brother Connie, and many others. She tells how she coped with the emptiness she felt when they died, of the seeming impossibility of moving on with life after such deeply felt loss, when time stood still. When we experience grief, sharing in someone else’s story can help us more than anything, and in the hands of master storyteller Alice Taylor, we may find our own solace and the space to remember our own special people.

New edition

ISBN 978-1-84717-782-7 192 pages, photographs, 196x130 mm €11.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: JANUARY

BRANDON BOOKS – MEMOIR

To School Through the Fields Alice Taylor Alice Taylor’s classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside, the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland.

If ever a voice has captured the colours, the rhythms, the rich, bittersweet emotions of a time gone by, it is Alice Taylor’s. Her tales of childhood in rural Ireland hark back to a timeless past, to a world now lost, but ever and fondly remembered. The colourful characters and joyous moments she offers have made Alice herself the most beloved author in Ireland.

Illustrated throughout with evocative photographs, with a new introduction by the author.

New edition

ISBN 978-1-84717-823-7 208 pages, photographs, 196x130 mm €9.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: APRIL

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BRANDON BOOKS – MEMOIR

Country Days Alice Taylor Ireland’s best-loved storyteller takes her readers along the byways of Ireland and into the heart of the country. In stories by turn comic and poignant, she explores the character of family and friends, testing the bonds of concern and kindness which hold people together.

ISBN 978-1-84717-874-9 192 pages, 196x130 mm €9.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: MAY

New edition

BRANDON BOOKS – CRIME FICTION

All Things Nice Never forget. Never forgive.

Sheila Bugler Charlotte Gleeson is living the life she always dreamed of, but it's nothing like she imagined. Her daughter hates her, her husband is having an affair, her drinking is out of control. And now she’s the prime suspect in a murder investigation …

It’s DI Ellen Kelly’s first big investigation in eight months – since she let a serial killer get away – so a lot is riding on a good result, But the Gleesons have some dangerous secrets: and the more Ellen digs, the closer she comes to a deadly confrontation.

ISBN 978-1-84717-735-3 544 pages, 196x130 mm €9.99 Paperback PUBLICATION: APRIL

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O’Brien and Brandon Bestsellers Alice Taylor was top of the pile last year, with her book about the women who have always quietly made Ireland’s rural society work. The full diversity of our range is clear from the other bestselling titles: photography, history, memoir, cookery, humour, poetry, graphic ­novels – there really is something for everyone.

Memoir ISBN 978-1-84717-788-9

Photography/Travel ISBN 978-1-84717-696-7

Cookery ISBN 978-1-84717-787-2

History/Sport ISBN 978-1-84717-767-4

Fiction ISBN 978-1-84717-322-5

Memoir ISBN 978-1-84717-227-3

History/Graphic Novel ISBN 978-1-84717-217-4

Memoir (eBook) ISBN 978-1-84717-502-1

Poetry ISBN 978-1-84717-148-1

Fiction ISBN 978-1-84717-324-9

History ISBN 978-0-86278-287-0

Humour ISBN 978-1-84717-852-7

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Children’s Bestsellers Nicola Colton’s A Dublin Fairytale is a new classic picture book, while the huge interest in history in this centenary year is clear, with Gerard Whelan’s The Guns of Easter easily our most popular children’s book in 2015: a full twenty years after publication!

Historical fiction ISBN 978-0-86278-449-2

Historical fiction ISBN 978-0-86278-206-1

Historical fiction ISBN 978-1-84717-631-8

Irish legends ISBN 978-1-84717-313-3

Activity book ISBN 978-1-84717-276-1

Picture book ISBN 978-1-84717-192-4

Picture book ISBN 978-1-84717-774-2

Historical fiction ISBN 978-0-86278-283-2

Fiction ISBN 978-1-84717-666-0

Irish legends ISBN 978-1-84717-237-2

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