Two Besides - A Pair of Talking Heads by Alan Bennett

Two Besides - A Pair of Talking Heads by Alan Bennett'Given the opportunity to revisit the characters from Talking Heads I've added a couple more, both of them ordinary women whom life takes by surprise. They just about end up on top and go on, but without quite knowing how. Still, they're in good company, and at least they've made it into print.' Alan Bennett's twelve Talking Heads are acknowledged masterworks by one of our most highly acclaimed writers. 'Given the opportunity to revisit the characters

daughter of the ancient House of Bellegarde

The hilarious children's book from No

Anna struggles to shake off the ghost of her overbearing mother

who misjudge

five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland

In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan

The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis

death warnings from beyond the grave

With chapters on every lightning-rod issue

friendship and courage

Recommended for readers around 8 to 12 years old

This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories