Falling for a Dancer, by Deirdre Purcell (Pan, £5.99 in UK)

Oh, yes, and in the nick of time, too: for the BBC drama series has just come to an end, and if you've been hooked on the torrid…

Oh, yes, and in the nick of time, too: for the BBC drama series has just come to an end, and if you've been hooked on the torrid tale of tempestuous passions played out against a rugged Irish landscape - God, wasn't it brilliant? - here you are, buy the book and laugh, weep and smoulder your way through it all over again.

Arminta Wallace

Arminta Wallace

Arminta Wallace is a former Irish Times journalist