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  1. 'Striped Pyjamas' voted No 1 book of the decade

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 15, 2010

    THE first draft took just two-and-a-half days to write but that didn't stop 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' from becoming the number one book of the decade.

  2. Birthing pains of a perfect mother

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 14, 2010

    In My Mother's Shoes

  3. Sharp and accurate spots-and-all story of adolescence

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 14, 2010

    Skippy Dies

  4. Satisfy your hunger for great books, food and conversation

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 14, 2010

    We're used to France appealing to our gastronomic senses, but the Franco-Irish Literary Festival, which takes place next month, will provide food for the mind.

  5. Review: The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 13, 2010

    About one-third of the way into Linden MacIntyre's novel The Bishop's Man, its hero, Father MacAskill, surrenders to the idea that the forces of law and order in Canada might be better relied on to deal with clerical

  6. Review: Love in the making by Roisin Meaney

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 13, 2010

    Thirty-something Hannah Robinson is about to open her first business, a cupcake shop in her small hometown somewhere in the west of Ireland. But Hannah soon has more to worry about than the logistics of making a new

  7. Review: Solar by Ian McEwan

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 13, 2010

    What is it about Ian McEwan that has elevated him to the status of "Greatest Contemporary English Novelist?" "He is this country's unrivalled literary giant," according to the books critic of the London Independent.

  8. Review: The Secret Diary of Gerard Manley Hopkins by Robert Waldron

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 13, 2010

    Visitors to the annual Hopkins Festival in Co Kildare are surprised at the global following which the English poet attracts. A convert who had gone on to become a Jesuit priest, he came to Newman's Catholic University

  9. Review: The Penance Room by Carol Coffey

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 13, 2010

    This book is not for the faint hearted, but at least it says as much on the cover. For starters, from the title the readers will know not to expect chicklit. And then, there's the clear explanation that it tells the

  10. Review: The Loss Adjustor by Aifric Campbell

    Independent.ie - Entertainment RSS Feed - Mar 7, 2010

    Campbell's 2008 debut The Semantics of Murder showcased her flair for depicting the grittier side of life. Her new novel The Loss Adjustor sees her hone her narrative skills while continuing to explore the daunting

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