Fiction for Saint Patrick’s Day

If your idea of celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day goes beyond green beer and “Kiss me, I’m Irish” stickers” here are some reading selections that feature Ireland, many honoring its faith and its patron saint.

Picture Book

Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale by Tomie De Paola

A fun tale about a lazy man who trades leprechaun gold for the prospect of a giant potato. “Saints preserve us!”

Chapter Book

The Secret of the Shamrock (Chime Travelers) by Lisa Hendey

I haven’t read this one yet, but I intend to read it before Saint Patrick’s Day. My daughter loved it, as she did the other Chime Travelers books. Join young Patrick as he and his pet frog visit ancient Ireland.

*Now available to read for free on Formed.*

Young Adult

The King’s Prey: St. Dymphna of Ireland (God’s Forgotten Friends) by Susan Peek

A fictionalized account of St. Dymphna’s flight from her father, who mistakes her for his late wife, the queen. Lots of adventure, characteristic of Susan Peek’s saint novels.

*Free on Kindle March 12-16, 2019!*

Coming of Age

Finding Grace by Laura Pearl

I have a copy of this one on my to-be-read pile! A story of a Catholic girl falling in love for the first time in the wake of the 1960s sexual revolution.

Adult

Historical Romance

 A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman

The Daughters of Boston series follows an Irish-American family on both sides of the Atlantic during World War I.

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More Christian Fiction Recommendations

The members of Facebook’s Avid Readers of Christian Fiction group is never short on suggestions. When I asked for some Irish selections, I got a bunch! I haven’t vetted these, but I’ve added some to my own to-be-read list.


Do you have any reading recommendations for Saint Patrick’s Day?


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4 thoughts on “Fiction for Saint Patrick’s Day

  1. Carolyn, thank you so much for including Finding Grace on this list.

    I am a fan of all things Irish and can’t help but include the Emerald Isle and/or people who came from there in my writing. My other novel, Erin’s Ring, is about a group of 19th-century Irish immigrants and how they changed a small New England town (had the first Catholic church built there). My husband is just about 100% Irish and has a grandfather who came straight from there; I don’t have nearly as much Irish blood in me, but I have enough to make me an incurable Hibernophile.

    Thanks again for the shout-out, and for sharing this list. I am currently reading The King’s Prey.

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