Irish short story tradition in the 21st century
Irish author Dermot Coburn lives in Ravensdale, an idyllic village nestling along the southern slopes of Clermont Mountain in County Louth. Like many great Irish storytellers, his medium of choice is the short story. His stories generally revolve around the rich tapestry of characters and adventures that continue to populate the modern Irish landscape.
He is well known as an entrepreneur, businessman, and creator of the Little Chic Knitwear and Boomerang apparel brands. Dermot is a man of many talents and has demonstrated a flair for micro brewing, sloe gin production, and herbal hair restoration tonic, all using the best of ingredients that only Ravensdale can offer. Many will be surprised to discover that Dermot has been writing short stories for several decades and, until recently, only his immediate family and close friends have had the opportunity to enjoy and delight in them. His next big project is the novel he has always dreamed of writing.
To date, three of Dermot Coburn's short stories have been published by Booktango. They cost less than the price of a daily newspaper and there's no better way to escape on a twenty minute adventure in modern Ireland, shorten your commuter journey, or put a smile on your face and set you up for a great day. Kindle versions of all three books are available on Amazon.com You can buy NOOK versions at Barnes & Noble and all other versions at the Booktango.com Bookstore.
Greenwell's Glory
A financial wizard in the city of London has just completed a billion pound deal. For rest and relaxation he travels to Ireland on a long promised fishing trip. On the riverbank, he encounters a little man wearing a cap who appears to have magical powers to such an extent that the Londoner perceives the little man to be a leprechaun but he is not! Before he returns to London he embarks on a singular plan to extract the little man's secret by plying him with whiskey and Guinness thereby revealing a bizarre tale of specimen brown trout and green silk knickers!
The Kindle version of Greenwell's Glory is available from Amazon.com. The Nook version is available from Barnes & Noble. If you do not use these e-Book readers, Booktango sell other versions including a pdf version of Greenwell's Glory, which can easily be read on most personal computers or notebooks. The price is usually between $1.20 and $1.50
The Property
A big red dog fox roamed free in the beautiful valley where he was born. He had only one enemy, a cruel farmer who threatened to exterminate him. The fox was so frightened of the farmer that he seldom foraged on his property. However, one day the farmer brutally slaughtered his vixen and their two cubs. This cold blooded act provoked the broken hearted fox to wreak vengeance on the unsuspecting farmer. Another intriguing yarn by the Irish short story writer, Dermot Coburn, who is fast becoming known as a writer of substance.
The Kindle version of The Property is available from Amazon.com. The Nook version is available from Barnes & Noble. If you do not use these e-Book readers, Booktango sell other versions including a pdf version of Greenwell's Glory, which can easily be read on most personal computers or notebooks. The price is usually between $1.20 and $1.50
McCartneys of Rossnew
Patrick McCartney's family has been in business in Rossnew, a small Irish town, for more than one hundred years. Now Patrick finds himself at the helm at a time when the country is in deep recession, a recession he believes was caused by greedy bankers, dishonest developers and corrupt politicians. His bankers have called in his loans and are putting pressure on him to pay up. This is an impossible task. To Patrick, it seems that the bad guys always win. So, he devises a cunning plan to hand over his business to the bank to settle his loans and at the same time extract full market value for his business from the bank.
The Kindle version of McCartneys of Rossnew is available from Amazon.com. The Nook version is available from Barnes & Noble. If you do not use these e-Book readers, Booktango sell other versions including a pdf version of Greenwell's Glory, which can easily be read on most personal computers or notebooks. The price is usually between $1.20 and $1.50