Books by Deirdre Purcell

For over two decades, Francey Sullivan has fantasized about his absent actor-father George Gallagher. Lonely, displaced and working in Dublin, his ... More

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In rural 1920s Ireland, Pearl Somers lives happily with her parents, her sisters Opal and Ruby, and her little brother Willy in the grounds of ... More

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"My name is May Lanigan. Today is my 44th birthday and I'm quietly going out of my mind..." "Entertaining Ambrose" is the story of the lovable May ... More

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Sophie and Riba have been friends since childhood. Though they couldn't be more different - Sophie is elegant and diffident while Riba is ... More

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A powerful and thought-provoking novel about women's lives from the high-profile journalist and writer. An evocative and dramatic novel told in the ... More

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Tess, Maddy and Rita have been friends since they met in the civil service in Dublin. Now in their fifties, all three are married and living a very ... More

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Micheal O'Brian's pregnancy has fateful consequences for two families. For the Smiths of Chicago are secure in their wealth, while the O'Briains of ... More

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If the bus hadn't broken down that August afternoon on the road between Dublin and Cork, Elizabeth Sullivan would never have met George Gallaher, a ... More

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An irresistible love story by the acclaimed author of A Place of Stones where the cruel hand of fate destroys a newfound love. A young man and woman ... More

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Sky is a journalist working on a newspaper in the town of Butte, Montana. Then she is assigned to write an obituary of Midge Treacy. Sky finds that ... More

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A family drama between rival daughters that reveals a mothers passion. Larry is an 87-year-old widow. Old and frail, she remembers her youth as if it ... More

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What happens if your brother is accused of rape? Through her narrator, Angela Devine, the author defends against intense media and public pressure on ... More

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From the author of That Childhood Country and A Place of Stones, a sweeping novel of exotic locations and tempestuous passions. In the beaut iful ... More

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In the course of conversation, she learns how her birthplace is viewed and remembered by a host of Dubliners -- from broadcasters to shop workers ... More

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Billy is an average-looking sixteen-year-old who lives in an ordinary house in an ordinary neighborhood on the north side of Dublin. Jesus, on the ... More

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