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Author : Deirdre Purcell
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848077
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Jesus and Billy are Off to Barcelona written by Deirdre Purcell and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when exchange students' best-laid plans go awry
Author : Deirdre Purcell
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848573
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Jesus and Billy Are Off to Barcelona written by Deirdre Purcell and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 other hand, is a beautiful boy with continental manners, from the most sophisticated part of Barcelona. As an exchange student, Jesus comes to live with Billy's family for three weeks during the summer. At the end of his stay - according to The Plan - Billy will go back with Jesus on a return visit to Spain. And then, the best laid plans go awry. A riveting look at growing up in two cultures by the author of nine critically acclaimed novels. The Open Door Series: Originally designed to promote adult literacy in Ireland, these original stories from best-loved authors and new voices showcase some of our best writing in short fiction.
Author : Fatma Durmush
Publisher : Chipmunkapublishing ltd
ISBN 13 : 1847473210
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Hot Flowers written by Fatma Durmush and published by Chipmunkapublishing ltd. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DescriptionThis is the second volume of diaries by Fatma Durmush. It is a continuation of Nothing Sacred, Vol. One.The life of a schizophrenic is often far from smooth; discrimination, ranging from casual encounters on the street, or while out shopping, extends as far as the structures and processes of the very organizations designed to give help and support to those with mental and physical disabilities.Fatma Durmush shows what can be achieved by those, who in former times would have been vastly underrated by, and written out of, society, as irrelevant, and who, even now, have to continue to assert their hard won rights. About the AuthorFor someone who has had to struggle exceptionally hard to achieve some level of success in life Fatma continues to apply her talents in many different spheres.She acquired a B.A. in the Arts, while at the same time exhibiting her paintings in various galleries around London, her plays have been published, and performed in Europe and the USA, along with the publication of books of stories and poetry, some of which have been broadcast on radio here in England.
Author : Patricia Scanlan
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848808
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Second Chance written by Patricia Scanlan and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-03-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony O'Neill is not having a good day. He isunemployed and broke, with a wife and child to support. Even worse, he's living with his snobbish mother-in-law. They don't get along. Bridie Feeney is mad. She's just had a fight with her son-in-law and daughter. Bitter words have been spoken. But she is not going to apologize... Dave Cummins needs a fix ... bad. It's the worst day of his life. He knows he's going to do something he swore he'd never do. Sarah Collins is looking forward to a day in town. Shes been planning for ages ... then the unthinkable happens. It's a day none of them will ever forget. But for two, it's the day they get a second chance
Author : Margaret Neylon
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848778
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book It All Adds Up written by Margaret Neylon and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-01-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of has a very personal set of numbers that influence our lives. Based on our date of birth, our age and our name, theses special numbers are guides, blue-prints to our life path. The study of these numbers is numerology. It All Adds Up shows us how to work out these unique numbers, using nothing more than simple addition. Use numerology to find out the best dates to start a new venture, when to ask for a pay raise, or when to quit! Just for fun, It All Adds Up also looks at the special numbers of famous people - from Oprah to Princess Diana to Tina Turner. Easy to follow, It All Adds Up puts the kick back into numbers!
Author : Vincent Banville
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848034
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Sad Song written by Vincent Banville and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Blaine is a private detective who works Dublin's mean streets. He is tough, talented and smart, but always unlucky in love. His wife has just left him, and he's sad and sorry. Now, hired to bring home a stray daughter of the rich, he takes the girl's side against her powerful father, and suffers for it. Written by a critic, journalist and crime fiction reviewer for the Irish Times, this short novel is gripping, funny and stripped to the bone. Sad Song packs a punch like a fist in a velvet glove... The Open Door Series: Originally designed to promote adult literacy in Ireland, these original stories from best-loved authors and new voices showcase some of our best writing in short fiction.
Author : Rose Doyle
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848956
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book The Story of Joe Brown written by Rose Doyle and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lodger?s dark past comes back to haunt him. Nothing remarkable about Joe Brown. He is of average height, and he wears average clothes. His average looks are hidden behind a beard. But Joe Brown has a secret, and a past, that he wants to forget. He might have managed it too. He might have moved on to a new life, if he hadn?t answered an ad for a room to rent. His chances would have been good if the beautiful Julia Ryan hadn?t taken him. But she became his landlord, and in no time Joe Brown?s past, and his secret, catch up with him. This time there will be no forgetting. Part of successful Open Door series, originally designed to help adult literacy in Ireland. Original stories from best-selling authors and important new voices, never published in the States before now.
Author : Marian Keyes
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848565
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book No Dress Rehearsal written by Marian Keyes and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-01-30 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lizzie is dead - she just doesnt know it. Why does everyone ignore her when she needs a little sympathy? She has been in an accident, after all. The next day, Lizzie goes to work as usual and meets two unusual people, spirits who have been sent to break the bad news. But our Lizzie is not ready to go anywhere. She has yet to say her goodbyes. Help is at hand with Jan and Jim, messengers who have seen it all before. Before Lizzie crosses to the other side, she'll get her chance to stage the closing scene of a lifetime.
Author : Gareth O'Callaghan
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848107
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Joe's Wedding written by Gareth O'Callaghan and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-01-30 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the morning of Joe's wedding. He opens his eyes to find himself on a park bench beside the sea, dressed in torn tights and a cape. And that's not his only chilly awakening. Joe is in Holyhead, miles away from his wedding in Dublin. And he doesn't even remember how he got there. An old man joins him on the bench. Marty is local, so how does he know so much about Joe? And why is he so interested in talking to a stranger in a Superman suit, who clearly has no time for chit-chat? Can Marty help Joe solve his dilemma and answer the fundamental question: does he really want to get married at all?
Author : Deirdre Purcell
Publisher : Hachette Books Ireland
ISBN 13 : 1444799487
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (447 download)
Download or read book The Christmas Voyage written by Deirdre Purcell and published by Hachette Books Ireland. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will wishes come true this holiday season? Find out in the sparkling festive novel from No.1 bestselling author Deirdre Purcell... It is almost Christmas on the Santa Clara cruise liner, and as the ship sets sail from Barcelona for the last time, dramas big and small are to unfold. On board is Kitty Golden, beautiful ex-model and wife of New York financier Saul Abelson, some 25 years her senior. They look the picture of cool contentment, but looks can be deceiving. Dubliner Mary Dunne is on board with no less than eight members of her boisterous Irish family, intent on celebration. For Mary, though, a long-hidden past brings its own twist... And wide-eyed young novelist Roxy Smith is intent on observing all in a bid to find story for that difficult second novel - until she too gets caught up in the action. With handsome Captain Leifsson in firm command of the ship, if not his heart, who knows what the journey's end will bring. The Christmas Voyage is a seasonal story of high drama, romance and extraordinary outcomes.
Author : Maeve Binchy
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848166
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book The Builders written by Maeve Binchy and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-04-17 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beloved author on her best topic - relationships
Author : Patricia Scanlan
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 193484831X
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Fair-Weather Friend written by Patricia Scanlan and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melissa and Sophie have been friends all their lives, but their friendship is put to the test while on vacation in Spain. When the gorgeous Paulo appears on the scene, Melissa drops Sophie like a hot potato. But things change when Sophie lends a little help to an old man and a small girl.
Author : Anne Schulman
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848794
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Pipe Dreams written by Anne Schulman and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-03-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meany Freeney is a bachelor farmer with simple needs and a healthy bank balance. His approach to life mirrors by his drinking habits - why buy a pint of Guinness when a half-pint, sipped slowly, gives twice the value? Trouble brews when an old flame arrives back in town. Her sparkle lights up his lonely world, but if he and the free-spending Julie are ever to marry, Meany must loosen his iron grip on the purse strings. Soon there is talk of fancy central heating, hot running water and even a gas cooker! But Meany has some cost-saving plans up his sleeve that should keep everyone happy. Or so he thinks...
Author : Peter Sheridan
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 193484814X
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Old Money, New Money written by Peter Sheridan and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-03-02 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city is Dublin, the year is 1972. Redser and Pancho are two teenagers from the North Wall. Redser is top of the class, especially good at math. Pancho's knack is finding money, not adding or subtracting it. Redser's parents run the local credit union. Pancho's dad runs riot in the city pubs on pay day. The boys' worlds could not be further apart. Yet they are the best of friends. One day, on his regular paper round, Redser stumbles upon the aftermath of a crime. Two elderly sisters, 'the East Wall witches', have been burgled. But the robbers haven't taken all the money. Redser and Pancho are about to face the biggest challenge of their lives.
Author : Tom Nestor
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848751
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Driving with Daisy written by Tom Nestor and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-06-17 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny, moving and wistful story of a rural Ireland long since passed.1940's rural Ireland. Every week, young Tom is sent on an errand to the nearby town on foot. An imaginative boy, he convinces himself hes a cowboy and his journey is a foray into the Wild West. On his adventures, he meets a host of weird and wonderful characters, from Ned Wall, the farmer with half a face, to dear Miss Daisy, with her pony and elegant trap - a perfect lady. But times are changing fast, and the old ways are dying out.
Author : Sheila O'Flanagan
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 1934848050
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Maggie's Story written by Sheila O'Flanagan and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie is 43 years old, and looking for romance. She loves her husband, Dan, but his idea of romance is a couple of drinks at the local and an early night at home. But a chance meeting changes all that, and now Maggie faces tough decisions.
Author : Vincent Banville
Publisher : Gemma
ISBN 13 : 193484876X
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (348 download)
Download or read book An Accident Waiting to Happen written by Vincent Banville and published by Gemma. This book was released on 2009-05-17 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Irish gumshoe gets in trouble again in this steamy short fiction that features gangs, pay-offs, immigration and a dose of greed. Private detective John Blaine is back treading Dublin's mean streets. With his marriage now on track, and a new baby to keep him closer to home, it seems life is good. That is, until he gets a call from the owner of nightclub in Dublin's raucous Temple Bar. A Romanian gang is threatening to burn the place down, but there are two sides to every story. Before he knows it, Blaine finds himself in the center of the blaze.
