Kate O. Riordan Livres

A major work of feminist critical theory challenging the masculinist politics of digital media forms, practices and study.

Seven of Irelands most accomplished female writers have crafted between them this delightfully entertaining novel. Featuring authors Maeve Binchy and Deirdre Purcell.

Julia, whose young son Sam has died, flees to the west of Ireland to stay with her father-in-law Jeremiah, an old farmer, still living in a rundown farmhouse. In his silent company, Julia stumbles upon the secrets of her husband's family.

Nell, a rare female Master of Wine, enjoys an uncluttered and elegant life in Paris, sharing her days with Lulu - the cantankerous poodle her best friend bequeathed to her as a joke on her deathbed - and sharing her passion for wine with Henri, her lover and married vineyard owner. Until a phone call shatters the peace of her carefully constructed world... It is her daughter's neighbour in Ireland, with news so worrying that Nell can no longer avoid the inevitable. She must return home for the first time in over thirty years. But why has it taken Nell so long to swap the boulevards of Paris for the green fields of Western Ireland? And why didn't she even go back for her own mother's funeral? A poignant and gripping exploration of love, loss and the nature of memory itself, THE MEMORY STONES is a moving study of the intricacies of mother/daughter relationships, observed with razor-sharp precision and great tenderness.

When Kitty Fitzgerald falls for Danny O'Neill it seems nothing could spoil their perfect relationship. Not even their very different backgrounds. But the carefree Danny Kitty knows in Dublin is not the person she finds when they both travel North to meet his family.The O'Neills - Ma, the formidable matriarch, her daughter Monica, and the disturbed and menacing eldest son Eamon - are bound by blood and history to the past thy can never forget. As time goes on long-kept secrets rise to the surface and Kitty finds herself locked into a bitter struggle for the possession of Danny's soul ...A superb debut, Involved is an extraordinarily powerful novel about love and obsession, the intricate pull of family and blood, and the dangerous arrogance of those who seek to loosen the ties that bind.

Connie and Matt Wilson, once childhood sweethearts, have worked hard to achieve their dreams—their gracious London home, their 3 beloved sons, and a stable, trusting marriage. When they go to Rome for a romantic weekend, they enjoy a break all married couples dream of—exploring, eating, making love. But on their last day, Matt tells Connie that he is not coming home with her. She returns to London—and their three sons—alone. Loving Him is the story of what happens when the love of your life bumps into the love of his life—the one before you, the one he never got over. Secure, happy, unquestioning—a random encounter sets off a chain of events that turns a woman’s existence from blissful domesticity to dangerous obsession.

'You know I did a terrible thing. What you cannot know is that there exists an extreme irony, in that, but for one unforgivable sin - far more terrible things might have transpired.' The lives of Rosalie Douglas and her teenage daughter, Maddie, are changed forever when they meet Jed, a beautiful, charismatic young man at Bereavement Counselling. Inexplicably and self-destructively, Maddie holds herself accountable for her brother's drowning accident in Thailand. Jed moves into their lives and their home. Calming the tensions between mother and daughter. He understands the twisted wilderness of grief. Lover and confidante to a besotted Maddie, gentle surrogate son to a grateful Rosalie - on the surface their lives are transformed. But underneath a deadly and morally corrupt triangle is taking shape... Rosalie commits an unspeakable act which forces her to unravel the truth behind the beautiful stranger in their midst. The truth behind the death of her son. And the true extent of just how far she's prepared to go - to save what remains of her family.

Science and technology are playing increasingly important roles in our lives. New projects in development today will fundamentally shape the world around us, and manipulate our lived experience. But how and why are such important scientific and technological projects chosen, and what are the consequences of this process? In this book, Kate O'Riordan answers these crucial question. She discovers that many objects, such as genomes and genomic projects, smart grids, de-extinction projects and biosensors cannot be granted scientific legitimacy and developed without extraordinary amounts of media, public relations, celebrity endorsements and private investment. As a result of these filters, only certain projects take centre stage when it comes to funding and political attention. O'Riordan calls these 'unreal objects' - scientific projects and technologies where utopian visions for the future are combined with investment and materialisation in the here and now. This attention to these unreal objects hides many current social issues, especially injustices and inequalities. At the same time they conjure utopian visions for how life might be improved

Nach über dreißig Jahren kehrt Nell Hennessy in ihre irische Heimat zurück. Ihre Familie braucht Hilfe. Kate O’Riordan verstrickt uns in den Kummer und die unentrinnbaren Zwänge der Generationen. Dabei durchleuchtet sie so zärtlich wie scharfsichtig den dunklen Gefühlsgrund der Bande zwischen Müttern und Töchtern.

Die junge elternlose Irin Angela ist auf dem Weg, Nonne zu werden. Doch dann verliebt sie sich in London, wo sie in einem Obdachlosenheim für Männer arbeitet, in den schüchternen Restaurator Robert.