If you are looking for some book-buying inspiration this Christmas, why don’t you consider not only buying Irish but buying from some of our most talented female authors too?!
Here are some of our best picks:
1. Martina Devlin: About Sisterland (Easons €16.99)
Welcome to Sisterland. A world ruled by women. A world designed to be perfect.
2. Tara Flynn: You’re Grand (Easons €12.65)
Here comedian Tara Flynn shares the wisdom of the Irishwoman, and why she holds the keys to success in life and how to live it – especially the rough bits. Armed with her all-purpose ‘You’re grand’ philosophy, there is nothing the Irishwoman can’t weather (even the weather).
3. Stella O’Malley: Cotton Wool Kids (Mercier €13.50)
‘Cotton Wool Kids’ exposes the truth behind the scary stories and gives parents the information and the confidence to free themselves from the the treadmill of after-school activities and over-supervision that has become common today.
4. Claudia Carroll: Meet Me In Manhattan (Avon €20.55)
A funny, romantic story about the perils of the online dating world by bestselling author, Claudia Carroll.
5. Mary Costello: Academy Street (Canongate €14.20)
Tess Lohan appears to be a quiet child. But within lies a heart of fire. A fire that will propel her from her native Ireland into the hurly-burly of 1960s New York. In this city she will face the twists of a life graced with great beauty, but forever floating close to hazard.
6. Caitriona Lally Eggshells (Liberties Press €12.99)
Vivian Lawlor believes she is a changeling; that she was left by fairies on Earth. Her everyday routine, meticulously mapped out on parchment paper, takes her all over Dublin in her effort to get ‘home’ to the otherworld.
7. Kathleen Ward: A Violation Against Women (Liberties Press €16.99)
A compelling story of how one woman dealt with a devastating loss – and successfully took on the medical establishment.
8. Bare – Irish Women’s Sexual Fantasies Edited by Julianne Daly (Liberties Press €14.99)
Bare seeks to reveal the innermost fantasies of women, ranging in age from eighteen to eighty. The author conducted a detailed survey of over one hundred women living in Ireland, asking them to detail their sexual fantasies in explicit detail. The results have been eye-opening!
9. Sharyn Hayden: I Forgot To Take My Pill (Amazon)
Check out this amazing book (it’s mine) by this amazing author (it’s me) all about the funny side of parenting. Contains lots of bad language ;o)
10. Emma Comerford: Irish Bitches Be Crazy (€9.99)
The journey from Peig Sayers to Miram O’Callaghan has been arduous. In Irish Bitches Be Crazy, Emma Comerford shines her provocative and entertaining light on the sometimes erratic psyche of the modern-day Irish woman.
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