TransAtlantic is a tale of Ireland and America. Two airmen exorcise their terrible experiences in the first world war by rebuilding a Vimy and flying it across … [Read more...]
A tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki
The multi-voiced narrative is clearly IN this year. Donal Ryan, Colum McCann and now Ruth Ozeki. I’m not reading the longlist in any particular order - maybe … [Read more...]
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Donal Ryan is not about to give up writing. This is his first novel, he’s already written his second and he’s just been longlisted for the Man Booker. The … [Read more...]
Harvest, Jim Crace
A Novel of Beauty and Fire Set against the enclosure acts, when common lands were enclosed for the benefit of the landowner, Harvest tells the story of a … [Read more...]
On Harvest, Dandelions and Giving Up Writing
And so to Harvest, and Jim Crace’s much reported declaration that he is going to give up writing, and the accompanying theory that his Booker nomination is a … [Read more...]