The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories contained four of these perfectly formed stories, and this companion volume contains a further six, published here together for the first time. As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each.

Her story was this: she had been an orphan, her mother probably a whore. That's true of what brought her here too: was she IRA, or did she just take risks for the sake of a friend? Julia O'Faolain paints a portrait of young Irish girls and their unseverable connection, showing solidarity in places politics cannot reach.

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

A heartbreakingly brilliant novel by one of Ireland's greatest living writers

'A very nearly perfect novel of broad, regretful vision, and magical intimacy' Sunday Telegraph

A lyrical, gritty and poignant story of a boy crossing the line between childhood and adulthood.

Presents the story of a young woman's slowly evolving identity in the turbulent political environment of South Africa.