Frank O’Connor: An Only Child & My Father’s Son
I started reading this pair of autobiographies by the Irish short story writer and giant among modern Irish literature, Frank O’Connor, without really knowing much about him. I’d read some … Continue reading
A Line Made By Walking, by Sara Baume
This is the second novel in my 2017 challenge to read a work of literary fiction every month by a novelist new to me; this one is a little late, … Continue reading
The Best of Myles, by Flann O’Brien
Since you ask, yes, I am reading mainly funny books at the moment – I am badly in need of fun. Is it working? Yes, I think on balance it … Continue reading
Ghosts and Lightning, by Trevor Byrne
This review contains strong language. “What d’yeh do when yer ma’s gone, like?” Denny asks on page 6 of Ghosts and Lightning and in the rest of the book Denny … Continue reading
Queen of the Wits: a life of Laetitia Pilkington, by Norma Clarke.
This review is a personal reaction by a non-historian – I find the 18th century a foreign country; even though I have done some literary and historical research into the … Continue reading
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