Emerald Gems from Ireland

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The Star Factory
1.  The Star Factory by Ciaran Carson
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  "Stunning book about life in Belfast - how could a city that produced this work be passed over for Capital of Culture 2008?"
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Stella's Story
2.  Stella's Story by Eugene McEldowney
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  "Absolute brilliance - such a powerful book - do read McEldowney's Faloorie Man first"
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Father Ralph
3.  Father Ralph by Gerald O'Donovan
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  "An oldie, not currently in print but well worth tracking down - a great critique of the church at the turn of the century - should be required reading in Maynooth"
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Oranges From Spain
4.  Oranges From Spain by David Park
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  "Simple and lovely stories of everyday life in the North, told simply but with a real power"
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Cal
5.  Cal by Bernard MacLaverty
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  "MacLaverty is possibly the finest writer in Ireland today, and Cal is one of his best"
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The Salesman
6.  The Salesman by Joseph O'Connor
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  "Disturbing story about grief, revenge and reconciliation"
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The Blackwater Lightship
7.  The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin
The list author says:
  "An unhappy family reunion leading to emotiuonal conflict between the old Ireland and the Ireland of today"
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A Crooked Field
8.  A Crooked Field by Colm O'Gaora
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  "The grass is always greener on the other side"
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The International, The
9.  The International, The by Glenn Patterson
The list author says:
  "A claustrophobic book telling the tales of life in a Belfast hotel on the eve of the Troubles - one of the most devastating books I have ever read"
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The Long Falling
10.  The Long Falling by Keith Ridgway
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  "Sad story of loneliness, displacement and inevitability"
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Tales from the Poorhouse
11.  Tales from the Poorhouse by Eugene McCabe
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  "Four perspectives on the famine - which are right, which are wrong? Perhaps they are all right, but they will all make you think"
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