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Fiction
The House of Slamming Doors
Cookery
Reference
Ireland’s Royal Canal
Part-Time Writer
Marjorie Quarton
Ruth Delany and Ian Bath
Marjorie Quarton Fore word by Di ana At hi l l
A revised edition of the original 1992 publication, the fruit of many years of research by its authors who have a long history of involvement with Ireland’s inland waterways. They paint a detailed, fascinating picture of the canal, from its planning to the present day. Generously illustrated with photographs, drawings, posters and maps, its publication coincided with the 2010 re-opening of the waterway from the Liffey to the Shannon.
By merging literary memoir, anecdotes and straight talking, Marjorie Quarton provides invaluable insights into the realities of being a writer – a vital toolkit and must-have for any aspiring author.
‘Packed with hilarious incident and pathos … an audacious one-off.’ – The Guardian
This nineteenth-century commonplace book was passed down the generations from Mary Cannon’s kitchen to her many-times greatgranddaughter Marjorie Quarton. Her collection of over 120 recipes – the earliest known in Ireland – forms a unique resource for food historians and guests of the dining table, while commentary and family anecdotes lend it context. Illustrated with drawings by Alice Bouilliez.
€12.99 pb 184 pp 978-1-84351-167-0
€15.00 hb 176 pp 978-1-84351-185-4
€30.00 hb 352 pp 978-1-84351-162-5
€12.99 pb 216 pp 978-1-84351-166-3
Mark Macauley ‘My name is Justin Alexander Torquhil Edward Peregrine Montague, but my father calls me “you little bollocks”. ’ Set in rural Wicklow in the summer of 1963, this is a dark, comedic tale of a bullying father in a dysfunctional Anglo-Irish family. The emotions of a growing boy and life in the ‘big house’ are masterfully portrayed in this debut novel.
Mary Cannon’s Commonplace Book
History
An Irish Kitchen in the 1700s
1789–2009
Notes and Reflections
‘A wealth of information on every aspect of writing, delivered in a manner that’s always fresh and readable.’ – Books Ireland
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