Open Door Series (Excellent fiction for Adults)

Popular writers provide Original, never-before-published stories that live up to the true meaning of ‘novella’. (Series Editor Patricia Scanlan.)

Open door texts are subject to specific editorial guidelines, these include:
- A discernible plot;
- A few well developed characters;
- Simple language;
- The odd challenging word (where it is a useful, story shaping one) can be used.
- Short chapters help, as this creates the feel and structure of ‘regular’ novels

The series demonstrates to the reader that they can tackle an entire book by themselves.

The stories relate to common topical themes: family, sport, human dilemmas and relationships.

Sophisticated design and production aim to keep the Open Door series attractive and accessible to all emergent readers.

Star Gazing - Kate Thompson

Daisy O'Donnell is a florist in the sleepy village of Rosscrana, where nothing  ever happens. Daisy loves her glossy magazines and dreams of a more glamorous life.

Then she wins a competition to appear as an extra on the soap opera /Ardmore Grove/. Things are looking up!

The Underbury Witches – John Connolly

It is 1915, and war is raging in Europe. In the small English village of Underbury, a man lies dead, torn apart by an unseen killer. Two detectives from Scotland Yard are sent to look into the death. But they soon find that this is no ordinary murder.

In a place that has lost most of its men to the war, an old evil has returned. In Underbury, the witches have arisen …

Smoking Room – Julie Parsons

It all began one morning in the smoking room of the Department of Health and Welfare.
That’s where happily married Jack meets the lovely Grace. At first smoking is all they have in common,but soon they’re sharing a lot more. Love, as well as cigarette smoke, is in the air.
But when Miriam, Jack’s wife, begins to suspect that her husband’s feelings have changed, everything becomes a lot more dangerous. Because Miriam is  a woman who likes to get her own way, and this time she’s playing to win.

World Cup diary – Niall Quinn

World Cup 2002 was a dramatic tournament for the Republic of Ireland football team. Just a week before their first game, Ireland's captain, Roy Keane, was sent home. This was a major blow to the Irish team. However, they bounced back to score more goals than any other Irish team in a World Cup finals match.
Through his diary, Niall Quinn, one of Ireland's best-loved footballers, brings us the excitement of the World Cup from the inside. We are with the team through the highs and the lows. And we see just how important the supporters were during this explosive time in Irish football.

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