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The Gingerbread Woman

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 5 July 2001

'Written in Johnston's usual haunting prose... no word is unnecessary' Maeve Binchy, Sunday Times

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Foolish Mortals

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 4 October 2007

Written by an Irish author, this work presents festive family life at its worst.

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The The Railway station Man

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 1 Jan 1989

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The Dawning

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 1988

Late summer near Dublin, 1920, and up at the great house there are still cucumber sandwiches for tea. Slipping away from ...

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Foolish Mortals

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 13 November 2008

Jennifer Johnston, whose distinguished career has spanned more than 30 years, has netted the Whitbread Prize among her many awards.

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This is Not a Novel

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 7 July 2003

'Subtle, moving and beautifully constructed' The Sunday Times

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Two Moons

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 6 May 1999

'A bittersweet demonstration of the impossibility of love' Independent

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Shadows on Our Skin

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 19910530

Joe Logan lives with his parents in Derry, where British soldiers are a familiar sight. One winter, he befriends a newcomer to Derry, lonely school teacher, Kathleen Doherty. His elder brother returns from London with money to spend and a gun in his pocket, and suddenly Joe's childhood is over.

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The Captains and the Kings

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 7 January 1999

Old Mr Prendergast lives in the gloomy splendour of a family mansion. He remembers his loveless marriage, his ghost of a father, and, with bitterness, his bejewelled mother, who lavished love on his brother. Then young Diarmid arrives, offering him gifts of curiosity, innocence and friendship.

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The The Invisible Worm

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 7 October 1999

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Grace and Truth

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 7 November 2005

An acute study of a family with a dark secret at its heart.

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How Many Miles to Babylon?

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 19820128

This is the story of two friends whose lives were divided by the bigotries of class and war. What they share as boys is a passion for horses and the Irish countryside. What they share as men is the experience of war in Flanders, and an ordeal beyond even the horrors of the battlefield.

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The Gates

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 13 August 1998

The second novel by award-winning author Jennifer Johnston

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The Essential Jennifer Johnston
"Captains and the Kings", "Railway Station Man", "Fool's Sanctuary"

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 1 June 2000

A collected edition of three classic novels from the author of TWO MOONS, and one of Ireland's finest writers: 'She has created a world of her own... Of such material is the finest literature made' Derek Mahon, Irish Times

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How Many Miles to Babylon?

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 29 September 1988

As a child Alec, heir to the big house and only son of a bitter marriage, formed a close friendship with Jerry, a village boy who shared his passion for horses. In 1914 both enlisted in the British Army - Alec goaded by his beautiful, cold mother to fight for King and Country, Jerry to learn his trade for the Irish Nationalist cause.

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Fool's Sanctuary

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 19880630

World War I is over, but the war in Ireland is just beginning. It seems very remote to Miranda Martin, who thinks of nothing but the future during the Indian summer. Then Andrew, her officer brother, comes home, bringing eccentric, likeable Harry. As the summer fades, the scene is set for tragedy.

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The Captains and the Kings

Author: Jennifer Johnston
Publication Date: 01 Jan 1998

A tragic story set in Ireland. 'Formidably well done' The Guardian....

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