BOOK REVIEW: Tales of fractured souls, lies, dealers in flesh ... and kindness
Irish writer Donal Ryan’s From a Low and Quiet Sea weaves three stories that converge in an extraordinary finale
18 July 2019 - 06:09
Beyond the prolific John Boyne, a current favourite of discerning readers, who so magnificently captured the Irish national character in The Heart’s Invisible Furies, a bold new generation of Irish writers is emerging.
From Sally Rooney, whose enormously successful Normal People was named “Best Novel” at the Costa Book Awards, to Lisa McInerney, Anne Griffin, Niamh Boyce and Anna Burns, the winner of last year’s Booker Prize for Milkman, there’s a wealth of contemporary Irish stories demanding to be read...
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