Popular fiction
When All Is Said Anne Griffin Hodder & Stoughton €18.20 (HB)
The story of Maurice who, over the course of one night, orders five different drinks in a hotel and with each, toasts a different member of his family. Through these relationships he tells the bittersweet story of his life.
Once, Twice, Three Times An Aisling Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen Gill Books €14.99
Bestselling series about a 20something small-town girl trying to find her way in urbane Dublin while remaining true to her self. Aisling is a charming creation and seems on course to match the longevity of her masculine polar opposite, Ross O’Carroll Kelly.
The Giver Of Stars Jojo Moyes Michael Joseph €28
Set in Depression-era America, this enchanting novel is based on the true story of women who rode out on horseback to deliver books in Kentucky for Eleanor Roosevelt’s Pack
Horse Library Project.
So Lucky Dawn O’Porter HarperCollins €20.99
This smart read smashes the illusion that anyone’s life is as perfect as it looks. Its heroines are invested in proving otherwise – Ruby spends her days digitally tweaking photos, Lauren curates a flawless social-media self, Beth plans dream weddings. It takes just a shocking event for it all to come tumbling down.
Christmas Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella Bantam Press €16.99
Becky is back from America and looking forward to a cosy Christmas with her parents. Except that they’ve decided it’s up to her to host. How does she cope? She hits the shops, of course – online.
Postscript Cecelia Ahern HarperCollins €18.20
It’s been a 15-year wait for this sequel to Ahern’s hit PS, I Love
You. Holly Kennedy is proud of all the ways in which she’s moved on from her husband’s death, but when a group inspired by his letters asks her for help, she’s thrown into self-doubt.
The Garden Of Lost And Found Harriet Evans Headline Review €11.20
This immersive saga spans three generations, beginning when Juliet unexpectedly inherits her family’s ancestral home. Secrets lie in wait.
City Of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert Bloomsbury €23.80
When 19-year-old Vivian Morris drops out of college, she’s sent to live with her aunt in New York, where she’s soon working as a seamstress and befriending showgirls who will teach her all that she craves to know.
The Stationery Shop Of Tehran Marjan Kamali S&S €12.15
Romance is in store for bookish Roya when she steps into a stationery shop and meets clever Bahman. But with protests erupting in Tehran, fate isn’t on their
side.