Against the backdrop of the Second World War, an old woman tells the story of a love affair between an SS officer and a local girl. Everyday tasks are interrupted by executions, and lies, thoughtlessly told, change the worlds and lives of two families forever.

Staying Thin for Daddy is the debut English-language short story collection from Brennan, one of Ireland's leading writers in both the Irish and English languages. The book was long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Collection Award.

LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 'No one writes stories the way Hall does and quite possibly no one ever will.

A suspenseful, haunting novel about three brothers and their reckoning with the events of one disputed, disastrous summer.

Full of love, melancholy and magic - the new story collection from the Booker-longlisted author of Night Boat to Tangier