Thursday 29 November 2012

‘A multi-layered, thought-provoking collection that might bring with it a bout of sweet nostalgia’ – Where Have You Been? by Joseph O’Connor

          'And through all this diversity – one theme, of family and fatherhood, whether in a personal sense or maybe in a wider meaning of our relationship to our roots, to our countries, wherever they are. Of course, for O’Connor it is Ireland, but the torturous love to one’s native land mixed with sometimes pride, sometimes, pain and embarrassment, and often unresolved feelings that a child might feel for their parent – this love is something anyone can understand without ever setting foot in Ireland...' Read the whole review here on Bookmunch.




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