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BOOKS

Mantel enjoys success but endures pain of loss

The novelist’s life changed when she won the Man Booker prize.

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Guaranteed to satisfy

Tuesday’s Gone

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Beginner’s Pluck

LOUISE MILLAR

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Books for children

Bee The Book: Farm Friends by Debora and Hilary Tobin, is a big, interactive book to share with three- to four-year-olds.

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When two worlds collide one is usually enslaved

The Pacific islands may have been beautiful but were never peaceful, less so when western slavers arrived. Tim Severin on empire and destruction

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Titanic aspirations

The Lifeboat

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Books for children

Who Ate Auntie Iris?

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American dream hanging by a thread

Edward Luce argues that America’s decline is rooted in cuts in public spending. Maura Adshead is convinced by the argument

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A Caribbean delight

Pao

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Beignner’s Pluck

Caroline Finnerty

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Books for Children

Little Parrot by Katie Saunders (Caterpillar; €7.10 HB) is a touchy-feely board book that tells of a curious little parrot who sets out to explore his island neighbourhood.

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First thoughts

The Light Between Oceans

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Coping with the pressure of an impressive pedigree

RTÉ news reporter Kathleen MacMahon has just launched her debut novel.

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An experiment in the understanding of grief

In Peter Carey’s The Chemistry of Tears an horologist mourns her dead lover by rebuilding an automaton. Sue Leonard spoke to him about the book

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First thoughts

The Wind Through The Keyhole

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Beginner’s Pluck

DARRAN McCANN

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Books for children

Bubble’s in Trouble, by Ag Jatowska (Caterpillar Books; €8.35 HB) is the story of a puffer fish that gets stuck in the porthole of a sunken ship.

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Hearing cruel truths from a fading generation

Elliot Perlman’s historical fiction The Street Sweeper depended on Robert Nowak’s conversations with Holocaust survivors, says Caroline O’Doherty

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Bridging the gaps in McGahern’s journey to becoming a great writer

Young John McGahern: Becoming a Novelist

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Ideal for beginners

The Beginner’s Goodbye

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Beginner's Pluck

Lisa Faulkner

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Books for children

Beelicious Recipes with Honey compiled and illustrated by Dolores Keaveney (DBee Press; €9.99) is an exuberant, colourful book of simple recipes that will inspire creative youngsters to don their chefs’ hats and stun family and friends with mouth-watering honey dishes.

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