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Set in 1980s Dublin and London, THE FIELDS tells the vividly evocative story of Jim Finnegan's unfairly interrupted adolescence. I slept right through to the next day. Missed the funeral and everything. Mam said it was just as well. Would've been too upsetting. I think of him now, though. Right at this moment. Here in this kitchen. And I wonder if it could've been different. Dublin, 1984: Ireland is a divided country, the Parish Priest remains a figure of immense authority and Jim Finnegan is thirteen years old, the youngest in a family of five sisters. Life in Jim's world consists of dealing with his rumbustious family, taking breakneck bike rides with his best friend, and quietly coveting the local girls from afar. But during the Donohues raucous annual party, Jim captures both the attention of the beautiful Saidhbh and the unwanted desires of the devious and dangerous Father Luke O'Culigeen. Bounced between his growing love for Saidhbh and his need to avoid the dreaded O'Culigeen, Jim's life starts to unravel. He and Saidhbh take a ferry for a clandestine trip to London that has dark and difficult repercussions, forcing Jim to look for the solutions to all his problems in some very unusual places

In "The Fields," thirteen-year-old Jim Finnegan navigates the chaos of his lively family, thrilling bike rides, and distant crushes, until a pivotal event alters his life. The story captures Jim's unique voice and the challenges of his disrupted adolescence, making it an unforgettable tale.

Jay adores his small daughter, Bonnie, and nothing matters more to him than being a good father. But Bonnie's traumatic birth puts an unbearable strain on his marriage with Shauna and the couple eventually separate. Struggling to cope with the separation from 3-year-old Bonnie, Jay thinks constantly of his own mother who he hasn't seen since he fled Ireland a decade before. Resolved to move forward, Jay finds himself a flat-share with two eccentric Kenyan businessmen, snags a role working on a documentary about the Millennium Dome (through 'Dublin Darren', an old laboring contact), and is utterly rigid in his commitment to Bonnie time. Indeed, things might have even begun to look up were it not for the arrival of an old 'friend' from home. 'The Clappers' is six foot tall, four foot wide, built like several Guinness barrels strapped together, and is all, all woman. She means well, and she means to make everything right for Jay. But inevitably, she makes it wrong. A helter-skelter dash to Ireland results in some brutal revelations on behalf of Jay's mother, and an inevitable return to London culminates in a midnight epiphany in the shadow of Tony Blair, The Queen, and Auld Lang Syne. Can Jay be a good father to Bonnie? Or is it too late.

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An aging Santa is determined to prove to the world he can still do his job in this hilarious holiday book from award-winning filmmaker Kevin Maher and Joe Dator, New Yorker cartoonist and author of Inked.

„Through the Portal“ is a collection of short stories created by a group of thirteen incredible young writers in Rang Maher's fourth class. These girls are first time authors and have spent a tremendous amount of time perfecting their stories. Their individuality shines through each story, with everything from dragons and princess to forest fires and candy-filled lands making an appearance. This collection was masterfully illustrated by David Mahon, who worked closely with the girls to ensure their stories were brought to life. I urge you to pick up this book and delve through the portal, into the minds of this incredible future generation of writers.