Roddy Doyle
7) Bullfighting
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Description
'Bullfighting' is Roddy Doyle's eagerly anticipated second collection; a series of bittersweet tales on men and middle age, revealing a panorama of Ireland today.
11) Brilliant
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged edition
Description
When Uncle Ben's Dublin business fails, it's clear to Gloria and Raymond that something is wrong. He just isn't his usual cheerful self. So when the children overhear their granny saying that the Black Dog has settled on Ben's back and he won't be okay until it's gone, they decide they're going to get rid of it. Gathering all their courage the chil
12) The star dogs
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Told from the perspective of the Russian dog Tsygan, this is the story of the first living creatures to be sent into space - the ?star dogs? of the title. Roddy Doyle?s typically accessible voice is complemented by the illuminating illustrations of Steve Simpson, together immersing a new generation of young readers in the incredible true story of the Soviet space dogs, one of the twentieth century?s true feats of science.