New Irish Fiction

This is the story of two young people whose lives are changing. They are both trying to make their way in the world. Rachel’s estranged father has just come back into her life, and Frank is trying to find his feet as a newly qualified barrister. Circumstances lead both to the West of Ireland where they meet on a train. As Rachel and Frank navigate new lives, they learn much about themselves and each other

Ambitious, far-reaching and mythic, it introduces a group of characters whose lives we will come to know and will follow through time and space until they reach their natural conclusion.

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.

Staying Thin for Daddy is the debut English-language short story collection from Brennan, one of Ireland's leading writers in both the Irish and English languages. The book was long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Collection Award.

Maeve Brennan adds her voice to those of Joyce and Beckett in her depiction of a certain Dublin in time.