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Ronan O'Shea

Goodreads Author

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.ronanjoshea.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Fiction, Memoir

Influences

Karl Ove Knausgaard, Kurt Vonnegut, Günter Grass, Anna Burns, Sally Ro ...more

Member Since

January 2015

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Ronan O'Shea is an Irish writer from London.

His debut novel, Murphy Who Talks, was published by Indie Novella in October 2025.

'Murphy likes things quiet. As the barman at the Pursers’ Retainer, a half-forgotten pub in North London, he treasures the silence left behind by absent customers. The empty seats are both a blessing and a curse: his sanctuary is safe, but the pub is on the brink of closure. Murphy has a gift for talking people into leaving him alone—long, winding stories that trap questions rather than answer them. But when the threat of redundancy looms, he sees an unlikely win-win: turn the pub into London’s first silent pub. No phones. No chatter. Just the perfect place for peace—until Instagram and the media get hold of it.' ...more

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Average rating: 4.43 · 30 ratings · 15 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murphy Who Talks 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Bread, Good Blues by Ronan O'Shea (Goodreads Author), Gary Ogden (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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After reading Carrasco's first novel, I was excited to discover this and it didn't disappoint. The prose is sharp and unsentimental and despite the protagonist's vague identity (the girl), the lead character is so vividly well formed. A truly excelle ...more
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I found Under the Same Moon to be a really well paced thriller with lots of surprising twists and turns and engaging characters, particularly protagonist Jelena. It's also a good read for anyone interested in recent Serbian history but first and fore ...more
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A brilliantly crafted narrative. A unique, Western-obsessed protagonist heads out on a classic cowboy-style adventure in Iraq. I really loved the way the story gradually unfolded, becoming ever more action packed whilst simultaneously providing a win ...more
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Ronan O'Shea rated a book it was amazing Imperfect Bodies by Ali Isaac	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was brilliant. A fascinating memoir that at times reads like a novel. The book explores the complexities of caring for a child with a rare condition, but delves into issues and expectations around motherhood, womanhood, the self, and society's a ...more
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Ronan O'Shea rated a book it was amazing Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Death of a Bookseller had me gripped. I found the dual-narrative engrossing and was keen to see how the overlapping stories of Roach and Laura were going to unfold. Not usually a genre/type of book I read, but I was hooked from beginning to end and r ...more
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