 | The Country Girls (Country Girls Trilogy 1) by Edna O'Brien
Buy new: £2.36 / Used from: £1.68 Two girls try to find their way in the city. O'Brien's first novel is a bleak comedy. If you can find it, read the trilogy and see how it all turns out.
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 | The Sea by John Banville
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01 Not an easy book at times but moving and thoughtful nonetheless.
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 | The Death of the Heart (Vintage classics) by Elizabeth Bowen
Buy new: £3.03 / Used from: £3.00 One of the finest novelist of the pre-war era, Bowen is an Anglo-Irish writer who captures the anguish of adolescence.
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 | Dubliners (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Joyce
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £1.61 Easily the most accessible and enjoyable of James Joyce's work. This short story collection is perfect in every way.
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 | Echoes by Maeve Binchy
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.33 Binchy is a guilty pleasure for some. I don't read much of her stuff now, but I do have very fond memories of this book. It was the first of hers that I read.
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 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Paladin Books) by Brian Moore
Buy new: £3.34 / Used from: £0.01 A heart wrenching book that reminds us that hope is not a thing with feathers but razors.
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 | Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
Buy new: £4.60 / Used from: £0.01 While I am a big fan of Doyle's work, I have a special place in my heart for this novel as it captures the young boy's voice perfectly. Sweet and sad in equal measures.
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