David Fitzpatrick

The practice of terror in revolutionary Ireland remains a highly controversial topic, which seldom receives either balanced or dispassionate treatment. This collection of essays is designed to illuminate the varied origins, forms and consequences of... Lire la suite

A summer of self-discovery turns dark in this coming-of-age psychological thriller. Sixteen-year-old Danny Halligan seeks to define his sexual identity in the summer of 1979, amidst the vibrant backdrop of Cape Cod. His life takes a sharp turn when... Lire la suite

This book examines Protestant loss of power and self-confidence in Ireland since 1795. David Fitzpatrick charts the declining power and influence of the Protestant community in Ireland and the strategies adopted in the face of this decline,... Lire la suite

This is the most wide-ranging series of essays ever published on the Great Irish Famine, and will prove of lasting interest to the general reader. Leading historians, economists and geographers – from Ireland, Britain and the United States – have... Lire la suite

Irish emigration to America is one of the clichés of modern Irish history; much less familiar is the reverse process. Who were the people who chose to return to Ireland? What motivated them? How did this affect Irish society? While many European... Lire la suite

A collection of mind-bending tales from today's visionary storytellers. Dive into Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Volume 6, a curated selection of short fiction that transcends genre boundaries. Edited by Benjamin B. White, this anthology... Lire la suite

A scintillating LGBTQ+ novel that ricochets around the sleepy, affluent shoreline town of Gently, Connecticut. Partly a love story, other times an obsessional and dark fable, the only lacking element is a moral compass. Isolated sixteen-year-old Jay... Lire la suite

With "unsparing intensity" and "hard-won self-knowledge," this memoir of mental illness and recovery is "a must read, remarkably told" (Wally Lamb, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Know This Much is True).
"Endorphins sped through me. I... Lire la suite

For lovers of the often dark and troubled poetry of Louis MacNeice, his father is a reassuring presence: solid, sober, pious yet tolerant, a Church of Ireland clergyman who was not afraid to reject the Ulster Covenant of 1912, denounce sectarianism,... Lire la suite