This is the story of a haunted Irish childhood. The setting is Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 40s and 50s, fraught with political hatred, family secrets and lethal intrigue. As a young boy tries to make sense of life, poverty and violence shift and obscure the facts; meanwhile his night-time reading of Irish legends weaves enchantment through reality. Claustrophobic but lyrically charged, breathtakingly sad but vibrant and unforgettable, this is one of the finest books about growing up – in Ireland or anywhere – that has ever been written. See also: The Green Road by Anne Enright
ISBN: | 9781784875534 |
Publication date: | 2nd May 2019 |
Author: | Seamus Deane |
Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 256 pages |
Series: | Irish Classics |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Narrative theme: Social issues |