Michael Foley Books

Matt Toomey, a disillusioned veteran of the Boston Fire Department, grapples with bitterness and a fractured relationship with faith after a series of life experiences. His cynicism deepens when his sister, a Catholic nun, is violently attacked, reinforcing his negative outlook. However, through this tragedy, Matt begins to sense a divine presence guiding him toward personal renewal and healing, challenging his long-held beliefs and inviting him to rediscover faith and hope.

An illustrated history of London's famous square mile. Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England

An account of the dramatic events at Croke Park following the IRA assassination of British military agents in Dublin, resulting in the shooting dead of fourteen people by the Royal Irish Constabulary. Includes the social/political scene and describing events from the perspective of the Irish and British participants.

But the Famine did take place, and the ways Irish journalists found to tell the story of unprecedented horror conditioned the evolution of journalism, not alone in Ireland, but abroad.

Explore the secret history of Loughton, a town that grew up in the middle of a forest through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.

Explores the terror of the Russian Civil War.

This book is a fascinating account of the important role that the railways played in the defence of the country as well as in their support of the Allied forces in theatres of war around the world.

The First World War was to lead to the first major step in Britain's railways becoming a unified system.

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which London's East End has changed and developed over the last century.

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Barking & Dagenham have changed and developed over the last century.