If an Irish person said to you, Gimmie that yoke, would you think they were talking about an egg? If so, 99% of the time, you'd be wrong. How about banjaxed, bockety or craic? Any clue what they mean?

The Little Book of Irishisms is for anyone who wants to understand the Irish, not just our words but how we are as people. It's also for those who'd like to sound Irish, even just for Paddy's Day.

You'll learn tricks to Irishify your chat and how to avoid those clangers that people think we say but never do, like the classic, Top of the morning to you.

If you're coming to Ireland and want to fit right in, this book's for you. If you can't make it, here's a way of visiting in spirit.

Go on, go on, go on. You will, you will, you will, to quote the infamous Irish comedy, Father Ted.

The Little Book of Irishisms is the perfect novelty gift for St. Patrick's Day, as a Christmas stocking filler, or at any time to someone who appreciates what it means to be Irish.

Kim Waters seems to have it all: her own PR agency, a loving husband and two adorable children. Then Kim announces that she's fed up plugging Flush toilet cleaner and writing sparkling press releases for mediocre products; she wants to write 'the great novel' and spend more time with her young family. She folds her business and settles down to a life of cosy domesticity. If only it were that easy. The 'great novel' is, in fact, a great struggle. Life as a domestic goddess has (many) hidden challenges. And her relationship with her husband is rapidly losing equilibrium. As the perfect life Kim has built for herself starts to crumble comes the revelation that will make her doubt everything she had taken for granted...

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Her country overrun by a foreign power, Maggie Gilligan becomes a freedom fighter. Daniel Healy, in love with Maggie, joins the enemy - to try and save her.

Through the Barricades is a story of friends to lovers at a time of war, of two people prepared to sacrifice their lives: Maggie for her country, Daniel for Maggie. Their conflicting duties put them on opposite sides. Will they and their love survive?

Inspired by real events of WWI and Irish rebellion.

'A thoroughly compelling book which I enjoyed immensely.' New York Times bestselling author, Hazel Gaynor.

'Maggie and Daniel are well-developed characters with evident chemistry, and their relationship will hold readers' attention as they both work to reconcile their beliefs with their feelings for each other. It's an engrossing portrait of a chapter of Irish history.' - Publishers Weekly Booklife Nov 2017.

When leaving is just the beginning... The long-awaited novel of family, love and learning to be kind to yourself by award-winning, bestselling Irish author, Aimee Alexander.

Grace Sullivan flees Dublin with her two teenage children, returning to the sleepy West Cork village where she grew up. No one in Killrowan knows what Grace is running from - or even that she's running. She'd like to keep it that way.

Taking over from her father, Des, as the village doctor offers a very real chance for Grace to begin again. But will she and the children adapt to life in a small rural community? Can she live up to the doctor that her father was? And will she find the inner strength to face the past when it comes calling?

Season of Second Chances is Grace's story. It's also the story of a community that chooses the title Young Doctor Sullivan for her before she even arrives. It's the story of Des who served the villagers all his life and now feels a failure for developing Parkinson's disease. And it's the story of struggling teens, an intimidating receptionist, a handsome American novelist escaping his past, and a dog called Benji who needs a fresh start of his own.

Season of Second Chances is a heart-warming story of friendship, love and finding the inner strength to face a future that may bring back the past.

Perfect for fans of Call The Midwife, Virgin River, Doc Martin, The Durrells and All Creatures Great and Small. The villagers of Killrowan will steal into your heart and make you want to stay with them forever.

#1 Amazon bestseller from award-winning author Aimee Alexander.

An uplifting novel of love, tough choices and the triumph of the human heart.

Jenny Dempsey has exchanged life in the fast lane for freelance journalism and being a mum. She doesn't look back. Why would she? A broken engagement to her fiancé, Dave. A falling out with her parents. And a night in a hotel room best forgotten. Life is simple now. Jenny's little boy, Charlie, is starting school, beginning to build a life independent from her. She needs to get her own back.

Life, though, has other plans. When Charlie becomes ill, Jenny is forced to confront her past and all that she has turned from. But she will do anything for Charlie.

An uplifting novel of love, tough choices and the triumph of the human heart.

'... entwines the threads of mystery, plot and character into a compelling yarn that charms and chills - but always captivates.' - Evening Herald

'...a moving story of a mother's love and a woman's personal development.' - Image Magazine

'The author fizzes through the pages, bringing out the positive in tragic events and, once again, manages to inject humour and pace, as well as empathy, into a harrowing topic.' - Irish Independent

'...could only have been written by a woman who loves children and their ways because the dialogue so authentically captures the child's voice and personality.' - Evening Herald

Lucy Arigho is not the sort of woman to be swept off her feet. She is sober, career-minded and numb since the death of her fianc . So it's completely out of character for her to race a man in traffic - and even more unusual when they meet again and she is irritated, intrigued and finally enraptured by the driver, writer Greg Millar. Within eight weeks, she is seriously considering his pleas to marry him and wondering if she can take on his two motherless children. But before she can make a decision about becoming part of Greg's world, events plunge her right into it. Her careful existence is shattered as she has to figure out how to handle two vulnerable children and face the fact that she doesn't really know the man whose life has so overwhelmed hers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Aimee Alexander is the pen name of bestselling author, Denise Deegan. This title was first published by Penguin Ireland as LOVE COMES TUMBLING. PRAISE FOR AIMEE ALEXANDER 'Has the sparky dialogue, fresh story lines and believable characters her fans have come to expect.' -- Irish Times 'A captivating and moving story.' -- Irish Independent 'Will challenge and entertain in equal measure.' -- Sunday Independent 'A fantastic read.' -- RTE Guide

How well do we really know the people we love?

Lucy Arigho's first encounter with Greg Millar is far from promising, but she soon realises he possesses a charm that is impossible to resist. Just eight whirlwind weeks after their first meeting, level-headed career girl Lucy is seriously considering his pleas to marry him and asking herself if she could really be stepmother material.

But before Lucy can make a final decision about becoming part of Greg's world, events plunge her right into it. On holiday in the South of France, things start to unravel. Her future stepchildren won't accept her, the interfering nanny resents her, and they're stuck in a heat wave that won't let up. And then there's Greg. His behaviour becomes increasingly bizarre and Lucy begins to wonder whether his larger-than-life personality hides something darker-and whether she knows him at all.