fiction books about ireland, featuring irish characters, written by irish authors.

partly inspired by toni morrison’s concept of ‘rememory’, where the past haunts the present. these are stories where family ties, friendships, communities, trauma, or physical locations act as threads (or invisible string) to connect characters across distance or time and through generations.

a list for fiction books set in cornwall, even if only for part of the story. (title is from a quote by thomas hardy)