"This collection of 15 stories provides an introduction to the style and motifs found in Joyce's writing. The stories stand alone as individual scenes of Dublin society and are intertwined by the use of autobiography and symbolism."

"Cacophony of Bone is an ode to a year, a place, and a love that changed a life; it is a book about home-the deepening of family, the connections that sustain us."--

"Published to great critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, the iridescent stories in Claire Keegan's debut collection, Antarctica, have been acclaimed by The Observer to be "among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English." In "Antarctica," a married woman travels out of town to see what it's like to sleep with a man other than her husband. "Love in the Tall Grass" takes Cordelia down a coastal road on the last day of the...

For the young John Banville, Dublin was a place of enchantment and yearning. This book provides an evocation of childhood and memory--that 'bright abyss' in which 'time's alchemy works'--and an ode to a formative time and place for the artist as a young man.

The author offers a memoir of growing up in Ireland with a violent father and selfless mother as the eldest of seven children, describing the strong influence of his mother's love, and the impact of the landscape of his youth on both his life and work.

"During the Second World War, even in neutral Ireland, it was hard to know who was dangerous. Twelve-year-old Hetty, convinced the 'spy' is a Jewish refugee trying to escape the horrors of war-torn Europe, is determinded to rescue her. Ben is Hetty's neighbor in Martin Street, where Jews and Christians live side by side. Will he help her? Or will the divide betwen their two families mean the refugee will be reported to the authorities?"--P.[4] of...