When Kieran O’Mahony rides away to the hunt on a powerful black horse, his mother is gripped by a sense of foreboding. He is a
rising hurling star, with the world at his feet and one spirited local girl in his heart. His grandmother, however, has read a frightening premonition in the tea leaves.
Already several things out of the ordinary have occurred that summer. First, there is the arrival of Tamara, a young London cousin – minus
her voice, which she lost following a traumatic event. Then, in the same week of July 1969, the family are caught up in the magic of the
Apollo moon landing.
It’s a giant step for mankind indeed but doesn’t help Tamara to adjust to the already alien world of the Cork farm. Mute, she must cope with
the unfamiliar idiom and way of seeing the world, while her cousin Sally
resents the attention paid to her.
Then all their lives are shattered by a blind act of fate that threatens to tear the family asunder.
Like the Apollo astronauts, Kieran and his family begin a voyage away from the familiar. Their journey back from the dark side of the moon
involves one exceptional moon-silver horse, the bonds of family, the wisdom of age and the passionate loyalty of youth.
'A full on, multi-plotted, page-turning thriller' - Irish Examiner
From the bestselling author of Through Streets Broad and Narrow, Ha'penny Chance and The Ha'penny Place.
By the author of The Summer of Lily & Esme, winner of the Children's Book of the Year.
Book 10 in the popular In a Nutshell 'Heroes' series. (This is also available in Irish)
From the author of Irish Times Bestseller They All Fall Down
From the bestselling author of Sing Me to Sleep Ever story deserves an ending. But first, the beginning much be told.
Bestselling author of The Secrets of Armstrong HouseSecrets, love, lies, murder - the legacy passes through the generations
Between 1856 and 1864, five remarkable girls were born in Cork, Ireland.
19 Railway Street explores the link that connects two different worlds and two remarkable young people on the brink of maturity. This is a unique collaboration between two of Ireland’s most popular authors. Llywelyn’s previous novels for children have won two Bisto Book Awards and one Reading Association of Ireland Award for excellence.
Six of the largest religions in the world explained: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism
This is the story of Saint Colmcille: saint, scholar and one of the first people to see the Loch Ness Monster!
Includes class discussion topics, glossary and timeline.
'The Devil wears Prada meets Bridget Jones - The Sunday Independent
LIMITED SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE . . . From the bestselling author of The Ghosts of Magnificent Children
Introducing the NEW Hands on History 'MY TIME' series