Lucy Costigan's Books

Glenveagh Mystery

By: Lucy Costigan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Arthur Kingsley Porter, (1883 1933) renowned American, Harvard professor and owner of Glenveagh Castle, vanished without trace from Inishbofin Island, Co. Donegal, in 1933. No trace of the professor was ever found. Over the decades stories of Porter's disappearance turned into legend. A strong swimmer and always fond of the outdoors, was it likely that Porter had been drowned by misadventure or was foul play involved? Perhaps Porter took off alone to pursue new adventures? By the late 1920s Porter and his wife Lucy possessed every asset that most mortals can only dream of. But was there a dark secret that led the enigmatic professor to jump from the rocks on that fateful morning? The truth about the secret inner world of Arthur Kingsley Porter has only recently been revealed. In a historical thriller set in Ireland, America and Europe in the 1920s and 30s, Lucy Costigan conjures up the world of Irish cultural and rural life, examines Porter s friendship with the literary figure AE and Irish society luminaries, and celebrates the raw beauty of Glenveagh and Donegal.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

271

Publisher

Merrion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1908928166

ISBN 13

9781908928160

Dark Beauty

Hidden Detail in Harry Clarke’s Stained Glass

By: Lucy Costigan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dark Beauty

Hidden Detail in Harry Clarke’s Stained Glass

By: Lucy Costigan

Dark Beauty focuses on the minute detail in Harry Clarke’s stained-glass windows, particularly in the borders and lower panels of his work. Clarke’s brilliance as a graphic artist is clearly visible in his book illustrations, which are imbued with precise attention to intricate designs, and he applied the same lavish focus to every facet of his stained glass. The title ‘Dark Beauty’ refers to the duality of Clarke’s work that sees delicate angels juxtaposed with macabre, grotesque figures, and represents the partially hidden details that dwell in the background of his windows – motifs, accessories, flora, fauna and diminutive characters – which may be missed in light of the dominance of the central subjects. The authors spent many years photographing Clarke’s windows in Ireland, England, America and Australia, and the resulting 60,000 photos have been carefully whittled down to 500 glorious images. Dark Beauty will provide lovers of Clarke’s stained glass with the opportunity to view previously obscured or unnoticed details in all their unique beauty and inspire their own travels to view Clarke’s work.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

362

Publisher

Merrion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1785372351

ISBN 13

9781785372353

Sanders and Young's Criminal Justice

By: Mandy Burton,Steven Cammiss,Andrew Sanders,Richard Young

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sanders and Young's Criminal Justice

By: Mandy Burton,Steven Cammiss,Andrew Sanders,Richard Young

Sanders and Young's Criminal Justice' is an engaging account and a rigorous critique of the criminal justice system, drawing on a wide breadth of research in the field.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

767

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199675147

ISBN 13

9780199675142

Julie Walters

Seriously Funny - An Unauthorised Biography

By: Bryony Sutherland,Lucy Ellis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Julie Walters

Seriously Funny - An Unauthorised Biography

By: Bryony Sutherland,Lucy Ellis

From her BAFTA-winning television work, such as My Beautiful Son, to her big screen debut alongside Michael Caine in Educating Rita, her starring in Billy Elliot (both of which earned her Oscar nominations) and her portrayal of Mrs Weasley in the Harry Potter films, Julie Walters has worked with some of the greatest and most diverse actors and directors in the world today. In December 2005, at the British Comedy Awards, Walters - alongside longtime friend and television comedy partner Victoria Wood - picked up the Outstanding Contribution to Comedy Award. Raised in a strict Catholic family in working class Birmingham, Julie Walters abandoned a nursing course to study drama at Manchester Polytechnic and went on to join the Liverpool Everyman Theatre where she cut her teeth as an actress. Over the next decade, she experienced three marriage proposals, two long-term romances and a period of heavy drinking. At the end of 1984 she met sociology student Grant Roffey and had a daughter Maisie, who was traically diagnosed with luekaemia and had to undergo years of painful chemotherapy. the authors have interviewed friends, teachers and colleagues to skilfully compile the first-ever biography of one of Britain's finest and best-loved actresses.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

367

Publisher

Random House

Published Date

ISBN 10

1448132762

ISBN 13

9781448132768

Glenveagh Mystery

The Life, Work and Disappearance of Arthur Kingsley Porter

By: Lucy Costigan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Glenveagh Mystery

The Life, Work and Disappearance of Arthur Kingsley Porter

By: Lucy Costigan

Arthur Kingsley Porter, (1883-1933) renowned American, Harvard professor and owner of Glenveagh Castle, vanished without trace from Inishbofin Island, Co. Donegal, in 1933. No trace of the professor was ever found. Over the decades stories of PorterOCOs disappearance turned into legend. A strong swimmer and always fond of the outdoors, was it likely that Porter had been drowned by misadventure or was foul play involved? Perhaps Porter took off alone to pursue new adventures? By the late 1920s Porter and his wife Lucy possessed every asset that most mortals can only dream of. But was there a dark secret that led the enigmatic professor to jump from the rocks on that fateful morning? The truth about the secret inner world of Arthur Kingsley Porter has only recently been revealed. In a historical thriller set in Ireland, America and Europe in the 1920s and 30s, Lucy Costigan conjures up the world of Irish cultural and rural life, examines PorterOCOs friendship with the literary figure AE and Irish society luminaries, and celebrates the raw beauty of Glenveagh and Donegal.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

478

Publisher

Irish Academic Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1908928247

ISBN 13

9781908928245

Strangest Genius

The Stained Glass of Harry Clarke

By: Lucy Costigan,Michael Cullen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Strangest Genius

The Stained Glass of Harry Clarke

By: Lucy Costigan,Michael Cullen

Strangest genius

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

The History Press Ireland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1845889711

ISBN 13

9781845889715

Dark Beauty: Hidden Detail in Harry Clarke's Stained Glass

By: Lucy Costigan,Michael Cullen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dark Beauty: Hidden Detail in Harry Clarke's Stained Glass

By: Lucy Costigan,Michael Cullen

Dark Beauty focuses on the minute detail in Harry Clarke's stained-glass windows, particularly in the borders and lower panels of his work. Clarke's brilliance as a graphic artist is clearly visible in his book illustrations, which are imbued with precise attention to intricate designs, and he applied the same lavish focus to every facet of his stained glass.The title 'Dark Beauty' refers to the duality of Clarke's work that sees delicate angels juxtaposed with macabre, grotesque figures, and represents the partially hidden details that dwell in the background of his windows - motifs, accessories, flora, fauna and diminutive characters - which may be missed in light of the dominance of the central subjects. The authors spent many years photographing Clarke's windows in Ireland, England, America and Australia, and the resulting 60,000 photos have been carefully whittled down to 500 glorious images. Dark Beauty will provide lovers of Clarke's stained glass with the opportunity to view previously obscured or unnoticed details in all their unique beauty and inspire their own travels to view Clarke's work.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Published Date

ISBN 10

1785370758

ISBN 13

9781785370755

The Last Day of Harry Clarke

By: Lucy Costigan,Theresa Cullen,Anthony Costigan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Last Day of Harry Clarke

By: Lucy Costigan,Theresa Cullen,Anthony Costigan

Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and illustrator, is confined to a Swiss sanatorium, suffering from Tuberculosis, far from his family and his work in the Studios in Dublin. Ravaged by illness, the rejection of the Geneva Window, and the effects of medication, Clarke is visited by friends, both real and imaginary. As darkness falls on a January evening in 1931, the arrival of his two best friends unleashes an inner psychic battle to free himself from the hellish fears of his childhood and to accomplish his one final quest, to travel back home. This drama in three acts is a fictional account of the final day of Harry Clarke.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

134

Publisher

Nielsen

Published Date

ISBN 10

0993018815

ISBN 13

9780993018817

Understanding Suicide

Exposing the World of Pain Within the Suicide Box

By: Lucy Costigan,Anthony E. Walsh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Understanding Suicide

Exposing the World of Pain Within the Suicide Box

By: Lucy Costigan,Anthony E. Walsh

Suicide kills more Americans every year than car crashes do. It continues to be deeply misunderstood by many people, not least those directly bereaved. Tony Walsh and Lucy Costigan present a new approach to understanding suicide, which looks beyond the usual person-centered explanations, to see how all aspects of society, education, the law, and family life contribute to this terrible problem.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

310

Publisher

Columba Press (IE)

Published Date

ISBN 10

1782188428

ISBN 13

9781782188421

Irish Guide to Complementary and Alternative Therapies

By: Lucy Costigan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Irish Guide to Complementary and Alternative Therapies

By: Lucy Costigan

Information is provided on 35 alternative and complementary therapies, from aromatherapy and acupuncture to herbalism and homeopathy to reflexology and reiki. This book is targeted at beginners interested in finding out their options and for professionals in the health industry.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

320

Published Date

ISBN 10

0863275842

ISBN 13

9780863275845

Where They Were Missed

By: Lucy Caldwell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Where They Were Missed

By: Lucy Caldwell

It is Belfast in the 1980s and Daisy and Saoirse are living through the hottest summer ever. The yard is too hot, their mother keeps flying off the handle and their father doesn't come home until late. Police sirens whine through the streets at night and Daisy asks why they can't have a mural painted on their house like the other houses down the road. As the two girls dream of ice creams from Antonini's, it's clear that their parents are struggling with each other and the political violence outside that is forcing them ever closer together and yet is also smashing them apart. Then one day a tragedy occurs and life changes for ever. Ten years later Saoirse is in Southern Ireland, far from the sadness of her childhood. But there is still an aching absence in her life and soon she will discover that her extended family is holding the secret of what really happened when she left her childhood home.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

230

Published Date

ISBN 10

0141024291

ISBN 13

9780141024295

Book's by Lucy Costigan

Glenveagh Mystery

Glenveagh Mystery

Dark Beauty

Dark Beauty

Sanders and Young's Criminal Justice

Sanders and Young's Criminal Justice

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Glenveagh Mystery

Glenveagh Mystery

Strangest Genius

Strangest Genius

Dark Beauty: Hidden Detail in Harry Clarke's Stained Glass

Dark Beauty: Hidden Detail in Harry Clarke's Stained Glass

The Last Day of Harry Clarke

The Last Day of Harry Clarke

Understanding Suicide

Understanding Suicide

Irish Guide to Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Irish Guide to Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Where They Were Missed

Where They Were Missed

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email