Books tagged: northern ireland

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Learning The Business    by Michael Hanson
Price: $4.69 USD. 34310 words. Published on December 24, 2010. .

The chatter of gunfire in a Northern Ireland street and an I.R.A threat to kill the British Military men involved. Gangs, drugs and a protection racket menace a North London hotel. Old fashioned romance blossoms during resistance to ruthless criminal pressure. Follow the fortunes of the characters as they fashion their own form of justice.
A Quarter Yellow Sun    by Jamie Guiney
Price: Free! 1300 words. Published on June 29, 2011. .

Based on a true tale from the author's hometown, 'A Quarter Yellow Sun' is the story of an aged war veteran, alone in the world and preparing for his final crusade. This story was nominated in 2011 for ‘The Pushcart Prize’.
Money Finders 101    by Ellen Rose-Birch
Price: $3.00 USD. 13200 words. Published on July 6, 2011. .

Money Finders 101 is a radical guide to financial well-being designed to give you tools to put you on a sound financial footing. Implementing the principles of microfinance, you can take control of your own money-making capabilities. Why should a few people profit handsomely while you struggle? Empower yourself and your community. Discover financial freedom.
Freedom First, Peace Later    by Jenette Hewitt
Price: $2.99 USD. 68280 words. Published by Bluewood Publishing on August 25, 2011. .

Stu is a young soldier on his first tour of Northern Ireland and is enamoured with local girl Bronwyn, who has problems of her own, her boyfriend, Danny, and his links to the I.R.A, and her brother ‘s secretive lifestyle. Bronwyn's friend, Rosina, is hiding her relationship with a Protestant. When that news breaks, Rosina learns a secret about her past that has tragic consequences.
A Wee Taste a' Craic    by Raymond McCullough
Price: $2.99 USD. 10560 words. Published by Precious Oil Publications  on September 1, 2011. .

All the Irish craic from the popular Celtic Roots Radio shows, 2-25. Host Raymond McCullough has compiled this collection of excerpts from his hugely popular 30-min radio show and podcast – downloaded 7,000 times per show, in more than 100 countries around the world.
Life Was Just an Accident    by Philip Donaghy
Price: $11.15 USD. 95410 words. Published on September 28, 2011. .

One rainy night in 1998, Philip Donaghy was paralysed in a car crash. It was just an accident, a stroke of bad luck that shattered a young man's dreams and ambitions. Against the odds, Philip left hospital and now lives in his own home and works tirelessly as a road safety and disability awareness campaigner.
Ghosts across our landscape - Haunting Tales & Living Verse of Ulaid    by Colin T. Mercer
Price: $2.99 USD. 20400 words. Published by Tim Roux - Taylor Street and That Right Publishing  on October 28, 2011. .

Ireland has a rich and proud history, of tragedies and triumphs, of ghosts. It is a land of special resonances. It is therefore befitting that among his own explorations in verse of what his land means to him, Colin T. Mercer should interweave a series of ghost stories while his original poetry stands in awe of, and daily inspired by, the magnificence of the countryside of Ulaid.
Danger Danger    by Gerry McCullough
Price: $2.99 USD. 72130 words. Published by Precious Oil Publications  on October 29, 2011. .

Two lives in parallel – twin sisters separated at birth, but their lives take strangely similar and dangerous roads until the final collision which hurls each of them to the edge of disaster. Katie and Dec find themselves threatened with peril from the people Dec has cheated. Jo-Anne (Annie) through boyfriend Steven finds herself in the hands of much more dangerous crooks. Can they survive?
The Life Business    by John Grant
Price: $0.99 USD. 8390 words. Published by infinity plus  on November 12, 2011. .

With astonishing power, award-winning author John Grant portrays the human facility to falsify history, using as his backdrop the beginnings of the late-20th-century troubles in Northern Ireland, as an unwitting mainland schoolboy finds himself caught up in a violence he barely understands. "...a compelling coming-of-age tale" (Declan Burke, Crime Always Pays)
Damned    by Jonathan Traynor
Price: $0.99 USD. 4760 words. Published on December 31, 2011. .

A horror writer, cynical about the supernatural is in for a shock when his ex-girlfriend, a scientist, tells him she has spirit guides. And worse, she tells him she is dying just as he realises how much he loves her...