Patricia Scanlan was born in Dublin, where she still lives. She is a No 1 bestselling author and has sold millions of books worldwide. Her books are translated in many languages. Patricia is the series editor and a contributing author to the award winning Open Door Literacy series.
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People Don't Just Disappear – Claire Allan – Boldwood Books
‘Is he your little boy?'
‘No. No. He is not my boy. He’s your boy.’
When Bronagh opens her front door to find a child on her doorstep, crying for his mother, she follows him without question.
Twenty-four hours later, Bronagh’s boyfriend Mal returns to their home in Derry to discover the house empty. Bronagh has vanished.
At first, the police don’t take Mal seriously, but as the hours since Bronagh’s disappearance tick past, it becomes clear that this isn’t just a case of extreme ghosting. Something is wrong. Very wrong.
Because people don’t just vanish, and Bronagh may be in more danger than Mal could ever imagine.
Just where is Bronagh? And can they find her before it’s too late?
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Nash Falls – David Baldacci – Macmillan
The start of a pulse-pounding original series from international number one bestselling author David Baldacci.
Walter Nash is a mild-mannered, happy and successful businessman with a loving family. He has never lifted a weight or fired a gun in anger, and he has no special physical or investigatory skills. The dark world is not a place he knows – until the FBI comes calling on the very day of his estranged Vietnam veteran father’s funeral. They tell him that the company he works for is actually a criminal organization. And they need his help in a risky endeavour to bring it all down.
In doing so, Nash’s perfect world is destroyed. And in seeking justice and revenge, Nash must become someone else: a man of violence and physicality who must find traction and purpose in the same dark world that invaded and crushed everything near and dear to him. Can Walter Nash reinvent himself into a weapon of righteousness and justice? The odds are not with him.
But bet against Walter Nash at your peril . ..
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The Irish Goodbye: A Novel – Heather Aimee O’Neill – Macmillan
Three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over a Thanksgiving weekend spent in their childhood home, navigating complex relationships and old tensions, in this debut for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan and Mary Beth Keane. It’s been years since the three Ryan sisters were all home in Long Island at the same time. Two decades ago, their lives were upended by an accident on their brother Topher’s boat: a friend’s brother was killed, the lawsuit nearly bankrupted their parents, and Topher spiralled into a depression, eventually taking his life.
Now the Ryan women are back for Thanksgiving, hungry to reconnect, but each of them carrying a heavy secret. The eldest, Cait, still holding guilt about the crash, rekindles a flame with her high school crush. Middle sister Alice’s been thrown a curveball threatening the career she’s restarting and faces a difficult decision. And the youngest, Maggie, is finally taking the risk of bringing a woman she loves home to her devoutly Catholic, often judgmental mother. Infusing everything is the grief for Topher that none of the Ryans have figured out how to carry together. When Cait invites a guest to Thanksgiving dinner, old tensions boil over and new truths surface, nearly overpowering the flickering light of their family bond. Far more than a family holiday will be ruined unless the sisters can find a way to forgive themselves—and one another.
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Out There –Sans Press
Get ready to travel beyond the boundaries of the known world!
In this new collection, 15 writers venture Out There and return to tell of their encounters with aliens and fairies ancient forest dwellers and interplanetary colonists. As their journeys take us through space and time, their tales find answers for what lives closest to our human hearts – love, loss and memory, and all the uncharted connections they trace.
Stories by: Amanda M. Blake, Kit Calvert, Corey Farrenkopf, Blaise Gilburd, Éadie Long, Frédéric Mathieu, Ross McCleary, Amy Lynne Mckenzie, Paul Mulholland, Danielle Mullen, Aisling Ní Choibheanaigh Nic Eoin, Anna Ní Dhúill, Máire T. Robinson, Scotty Sarafian and Nora Schinnerl
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The Sweetness of Lemon's: The Story of Ireland's Favourite Confectioner –Cormac Moore – Merrion Press
‘You cannot eat a better sweet’.
So ran the slogan for Lemon’s Pure Sweets, immortalised by James Joyce in Ulysses, and a vital part of Dublin’s social fabric for over a century. Set up by Armagh native Graham Lemon, the brand soon became a household name in Ireland and beyond. Famous for the use of safe, natural ingredients, the sweets were said to be favourites of such illustrious personages as Queen Victoria and Pope Leo XIII. Lemon’s shop on O’Connell Street, The Confectioner’s Hall, was a mecca for generations of Irish children, and its window displays at Christmas time were as famous as those of Switzer’s on Grafton Street. This nostalgic look back at the story of Lemon’s charts the highs and lows of the company, from its heyday to its eventual demise when free trade and increased competition led its Drumcondra factory to close its doors for good in 1983. Yet even today the iconic name lingers on with tins of Season’s Greetings at Christmas and in the sweet memories it still evokes among the people of Dublin and Ireland.
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The Daly Dish AirFryer: Deadly Dinners Made Fast and Easy –Gina Daly, Karol Daly – Gill Books
Love your air fryer but feel you could get more out of it? Gina and Karol Daly, who have been championing air fryers for years, are here to help you use it every day. The Daly Dish AirFryer will be your go-to guide for making dinners simple, delicious and done in no time. Designed to keep your family happy and your evenings hassle-free, you will discover how perfectly roasted veggies, juicy mains and hearty sides come together faster than ever before with minimal hassle and clean up. Full of Gina and Karol’s signature big, bold flavours, recipes such as Korean Popcorn Chicken, Crispy Chilli Beef, Chicken Tikka Stuffed Flatbreads and Spicy Meatball Subs will soon become firm favourites in your house.
So get ready to learn how to elevate your air fryer game with pro tips and no-fuss techniques, and discover a world of convenience that will transform how you do dinner. Say goodbye to boring meals – your air fryer has got this!
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Things You Didn't Know About Chimneys – John Hughes – Troubadour Publishing
Bert Bogglethrop, along with his son and senior helper’s assistance, attempt to breathe new life into a desolate medieval building called Monkspew Manor with its array of ornate Tudor chimneys and paintwork. His trusty team set to work with the help of some cut-price paint and materials of dubious origin. Bert's intentions are honest enough but strange happenings at the estate take on a bizarre series of events.
Lord and Lady Syngen-Hyde are the heirs of the stately pile, but the legality of their rightful ownership also becomes dubious together with their intentions towards their niece Millie.
Millie, aged ten, is sent to stay at the estate with her faithful and loving Nanny, Mrs Braceworthy, for her summer holiday from boarding school, something Millie is not looking forward to. And as work commences, Millie settles into her new surroundings but strange occurrences at the manor peeks her inquisitive nature.
Millie embarks on a fact-finding mission, Schand together with the rest of the gang they investigate the dark secret that stalks the corridors and chimneys.
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Leon: Worst Friends Forever – Jamar Nicholas – Scholastic
Leon struggles with a super ego - and a super secret! - in the second graphic novel in Jamar Nicholas's action-packed, heartfelt and joyously funny series.
After saving his classmates from The Monocle, and now that he has access to tons of cool crime-fighting gadgets, Leon is the superhero his school needs. Or at least... he thinks he is. Leon's vigil-antics make Mom and Principal Principle angry, but even worse, Leon is avoiding his best friend, Carlos, to keep Mom's superhero identity a secret. Can Leon dig deep and rediscover his heart and common sense? Or will his bad behaviour reach a point of no return?
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