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Tag: irish

Book review: The Colony by Audrey Magee

Lloyd is travelling to a remote Irish island because he wants to paint the cliffs. He is going in a … More

irish

Book review: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These is just my kind of book, quietly powerful, beautifully told. Bill Furlong is a coal merchant … More

irish, novella

Book review: The Echo Chamber by John Boyne

The Echo Chamber features a deeply unappealing family whose life is upended by their addiction to celebrity culture and, in … More

humour, irish, john boyne

Book review: Where the Edge Is by Gráinne Murphy

In Where the Edge Is, disaster befalls a small town in Cork when a bus falls into a sinkhole in … More

disaster fiction, irish, literary thriller

Book review: Actress by Anne Enright

Actress is a novel in the guise of a biography or perhaps a memoir. It is the story of Katherine … More

anne enright, irish, women's prize

Book review: Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry

Publishers make a lot of claims for their books but describing Night Boat to Tangier as ‘Waiting for Godot meets … More

irish

Book review: Constellations by Sinéad Gleeson

Sinéad Gleeson’s memoir Constellations explores the relationship between our bodies and our identity. In a series of linked essays, she writes … More

irish, memoir, women's health

Book review: Dirty Little Secrets by Jo Spain

Dirty Little Secrets has a nice set up. It has a golden-age premise (a closed community which must contain the … More

irish, jo spain

My 2018 books of the year – crime fiction

Here are my favourite crime novels of 2018. Tap the book link to read my full review. My first two … More

irish, jo spain, liam mcilvanney, mick herron, police procedural, scottish crime fiction, spy thriller, val mcdermid

Book review: The Darkest Place by Jo Spain

I loved Jo Spain’s The Confession and was looking forward to reading this, but it hasn’t moved me in the … More

irish, jo spain

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