'Winter Reads' from Sinead and Rick
Book loving duo, author Sinéad Moriarty and broadcaster Rick O’Shea, have once again teamed up with Eason to share their ‘Must Read’ titles for the season, choosing and reviewing their selections, perfect to curl up in front of the fire with this winter.
The picks for winter include eight new titles by a diverse selection of Irish and international authors. Sinéad and Rick have chosen four titles each to review, including gripping gothic horrors, poignant autobiographies and heart-warming romances.
Brendan Corbett, Group Head of Marketing at Eason, said: “We’ve loved all the titles Sinead and Rick have shared with us over the course of Must Reads this year, and their winter selection certainly doesn’t disappoint. Expect to laugh, cry and really think with these books and relish the opportunity to switch off throughout winter and over the Christmas period”.
Rick O’Shea, said: “Our choices for Must Reads for winter really showcase the best writing out there at the moment, and show that there is a book suitable for every taste just waiting to be read – and what better time than when the nights have gotten darker!”
Sinéad Moriarty added: “The winter Must Reads highlight some amazing emerging literary talents, as well as some old favourites, and could lead you to your next favourite read or the perfect gift for a loved one for Christmas.”
This winter, ‘Sinéad and Rick’s Must Reads’ features a wide range of gripping, emotional and entertaining titles including:
The Darkest Place by Jo Spain
A gripping and dark thriller with many twists and turns which moves between the current day, as DCI Tom Reynolds tries to solve a murder, to the past when the victim worked in a psychiatric institution. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.
In Pieces by Sally Field
A beautifully written biography from actress Sally Field which discusses not only her career highlights, but also gives an incredibly revealing look at how her challenging childhood formed the
person she became.
Fighter by Andy Lee
A brilliant, and inspirational tale of Irish boxer Andy Lee’s rise from a young, bullied traveller boy to becoming the middleweight champion of the world.
The Book of Love by Fionnuala Kearney
Erin and Dom fall in love very quickly and no one thinks the marriage will last, but it does. Through some very difficult and turbulent times, they manage to keep communicating via their ‘Book of Love’. A beautiful heart-wrenching novel which will move you to tears.
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Marianne and Connell grow up in Sligo, one rich and smart, one popular in school but whose mother is the cleaner of the other’s parents. Their story is about growing up, falling in and out of love and leading very real lives in today’s Ireland.
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Sarah Perry’s follow up to the bestselling The Essex Serpent follows Helen, an English expat living there in Prague and working as a translator, who stumbles on the story of Melmoth the Wanderer. Creepy, eerie and chilling.
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle
A perfect gift in the run up to Christmas for the person who loves comedy and wants to see inside it from one of its elder(!) statesmen. It’s brilliantly warm, fun and won’t fail to fill you with jealousy at every turn.
A Keeper by Graham Norton
The slow interweaving of two stories – the main one of a woman returning to Ireland after her mother’s death, spliced with the story of her mother growing up, meeting her father, and the dark, dark secrets that only slowly reveal themselves as she digs deeper.