General catalogue - The O'Brien Press

ALICE TAYLOR
To School Through the Fields
Her classic account of growing up in the
Irish countryside, the biggest selling book
ever published in Ireland.
192 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-421-8
€8.99 pb
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The Village
The third of Alice Taylor’s unique accounts
of life in the Irish countryside, and another
bestseller with universal appeal.
192 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-420-1
€8.99 pb
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Country Days
Alice Taylor takes readers along the
byways of Ireland and into the heart of the
country. In stories by turn comic and poignant,
she explores the character of family
and friends, testing the bonds of concern
and kindness which hold people together.
192 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-168-2
€8.99 pb
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The Night Before Christmas
Alice Taylor takes a nostalgic, loving look
back to a family firmly rooted in tradition
and humour and - in particular - the Christmas
traditions of childhood.
160 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-392-1
€8.99 pb
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Quench the Lamp
A witty and lyrical memoir centering on the
1950s when the author and her friends
were budding teenagers. Evokes the past
vividly and without complaint as the years
of hard labour were also filled with fun in a
close knit community.
192 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-112-5/€8.99 pb
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House of Memories
A story of love for the home place and of
the passions and jealousies it can inspire.
Following the death of his brutish father,
young Danny Conway strives to rescue the
family farm from ruin.
288 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-352-5
€8.99 pb
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Across the River
Alice Taylor’s second novel, a story of land,
love and family in rural Ireland. Sequel to
“The Woman of the House”.
288 pages
ISBN 978-0-86322-285-6
€8.99 pb
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A Country Miscellany
Irish cottages, the pleasures of walking in
autumnal woods, a hens’ hatching house and
a country garden; these are just some of the
elements in this varied patchwork quilt of views
of rural life.
126 pages
ISBN 978-1-90201-108-0
€12.99 hb
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The Parish
In a series of vignettes of life in her village,
Alice Taylor reasserts the priorities of public
space and local community. Explores the
potential for a future that achieves harmony
between comfort and the pressing need to
respect the environment.
ISBN 978-0-86322-374-7/€19.99 hb
ISBN 978-0-86322-397-6/€8.99 pb
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An Evening with Alice Taylor
Alice Taylor’s selection, in her own voice, from
her memories and thoughts of childhood and
country life.
ISBN 978-0-86322-111-8
€5.12 Audio cassette
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The Woman of the House
The Phelans have owned Mossgrove for
generations. But when it is put up for sale, the
lengths to which Irish people will go to keep
their land become clear. An enchanting novel
by Ireland’s favourite writer.
316 pages
ISBN 978-1-90201-100-4 €12.68 hb
ISBN 978-0-86322-249-8 €8.99 pb
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The Journey
New and Selected Poems
A substantial collection of Alice Taylor’s perennially
popular poems. Some have been woven
into her phenomenally successful memoirs,
and she has published three previous books
of poetry.
196 pages /ISBN 978-0-86322-391-4
€19.99 hb
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