COLONEL EVANSON: Why did you place your wife in the fire? CLEARY: I would not have done that. I would sooner put myself in the fire than put my wife in it. Carlo Gebler’s The Cure is based on the true story of Bridget Cleary, an Irish woman who was burned to death by her…
Liz Nugent certainly understands the power of an opening paragraph. Her previous novels Unravelling Oliver and Lying in Wait both grabbed the reader’s attention from the off and refused to let up. Skin Deep is no different I wondered when rigor mortis would set in, or if it already had. Once I had cleared away…
Today on the blog, I am delighted to welcome the very talented Rosemary Jenkinson to chat about her work. Rosemary is an accomplished short story writer and playwright, who has just finished her year as Artist-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. Born in Belfast in 1967, Rosemary has published two collections of short stories, including…
Read more An interview with Rosemary Jenkinson (with added giveaway!)
The Uninvited by Dorothy McArdle was first published in 1942 and was recently reissued as part of Tramp Press’s Recovered Voices series. It was a good choice for that female-led publisher, as what starts out as an easily recognizable gothic haunted house tale, morphs into a fascinating exploration of the dangers inherent in labelling women…
She liked the trams, the way they surreptitiously pushed you up against the mystery of other people’s lives. David Park’s subtle and thoughtful eighth novel surreptitiously pushes the reader up against the mystery of other people’s lives, in this case the lives of three middle-aged people – Karen, Alan and Marion – who are…
