Looking for suggestions for fiction books set in Ireland. Traveling there in August and setting the mood
Looking for suggestions for fiction books set in Ireland. Traveling there in August and setting the mood
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Maeve Binchy
All of Maeve Binchy’s books! Evening Class still ranks at the top of my all-time favorite books, but all of her books are fabulous reads.
The Evening Class is my fav too!
Anything by Tana French.
A Green Journey
Marian Keyes…not all of her books are set in Ireland, but most of them are and the ones that aren’t have characters who are from Ireland.
Mermaids Singing by Lisa Carey. WONDERFUL!
Cathy Kelly and Anna McPartlin
Roddy Doyle!
Lots of Nora Roberts books take place there! I liked the O’Dwyer Trilogy.
Where are you going? I love Sligo, Donegal, the whole west coast! Yeats is buried in Sligo…
Ella Griffin
The Heart’s Invisible Furies — such a great book!
Frank McCourt
Cathy Kelly is a great Irish writer. Maeve Binchy, of course. Patricia Scanlan. I also recommend Irish poetry and that you visit the Irish Writers Museum in Dublin. Lisa Carey’s The Mermaids Singing is a favorite of mine as well.
The wild Atlantic way! Not completely sure yet. Dublin Galway dingle Kerry Still planning
Dingle is stunning. Sounds very similar to what we did!!! Loved Galway.
Galway is great. We have family there. Make sure to eat the fish-and-chips at McDonough’s. Also, if you have time, the Aran Islands are amazing to visit.
Patrick Taylor is writing a whole series about a country doctor. Enjoyable.
I’ve read this series also. Very sweet, funny stories. An easy read!
I LOVE everything, but especially the early books, of Marian Keyes!
Fever series!! Such an addictive series set in Dublin it’s a must! (I’m going there in March and that’s what I’ve started to pass the time! There about 9 books I believe)
Love those – the first 5!
I’m just on the second but I’ve enjoyed the series so far!
Author?
Karen Moning
Ok. No judging!!! Lol.
Again – no judging!!!
I actually love these. I just finished a re-read of Jewels of the Sun, and I am currently re-reading Tears of the Moon! I was going to suggest them, but you beat me to it!
Did you read the “Born In …” series by her? Love those too!!
No, I haven’t. I’ll have to check those out next!
Ps I love you
LOVE this one
This!! ???
Following.
Going there next June!
Morgan Llewellyn writes historical fantasy and historical fiction about Ireland.
THIS! It’s been awhile and I was searching for the name. AWESOME books!
Glad I could help, Katie. I love her books.
Maeve Binchy. She is wonderful to read.
A Country Cork Mystery – 5 book series
Oooh those sound good!!!
They are great. Sheila Connolly rights several good series but this is one of my favorite. Also Patrick Taylor’s An Irish Country Doctor series.
Marian Keyes, Frank McCourt, Roddy Doyle and the coolest Colum McCann.
Roddy Doyle’s three book series about a garage band – The Commitmentsis terrific.
Anything Maeve Binchy. Love, love , love her books!!
I second Maeve Binchy!
Starting to love Maeve Binchy
read all her books! Loved them all
Roddy Doyle
PS I Love You
Tara Woods, will grip you, she is fantastic. Sorry if I’m repeating anyone
Patrick Taylor Now and in the Hour of our Death
Anything by Marian keyes
These are old books but funny, and very Irish!
These are LOL funny. I’d love to be able to read them for the first time again.
Cecilia Ahern, Maeve Binchey, Marian Keyes.
The Irish Country Doctor series by Patrick Taylor
Following
The Irish Country Doctor series
Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French
Anything by Maeve Binchy
It isn’t fiction, but I LOVED this book when I read it after returning from Ireland. https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-24236-7
Great to read if you will be driving around the country.
I just put it in my Amazon cart!
I really enjoyed it! I also went to several bookshops while in Ireland and brought back an entire suitcase of books (had to buy it over there after the book purchases) and I found authors who aren’t published here, but I can find their other books on Amazon Marketplace.
I loved loved loved Dingle. But I pretty much loved loved loved everywhere we went there! Enjoy your trip!
Check out @TripFiction, they have a search option.
Had no idea this existed! Thanks!!
@Mary I am a travel advisor AND book blogger and I love it!
Check out Marian Keyes
Maeve Binchy, clearly. Anne Enright, too. Also Patrick Taylor.
The Library at the Edge of the World.
Reading this one now! Love it so far
Yes Maeve is wonderful. Light and makes you feel like you’re in her kitchen hearing the story while she makes you a cup of tea.
Maeve Binchy!
Anything by Maeve Binchy!
If you like mystery check out Tana French – all her books are amazing. There’s also a book called Ireland by Frank Delaney, I think – it’s a slow read, but includes a lot of the legends of Ireland and it’s pretty interesting.
Thanks all!! My pile of beach reads just got bigger thanks to your suggestions. Some authors I did know but others are great discoveries.