Category: Irish Literature

No 382 The Dark Hole Days by Una Woods

I read The Dark Hole Days by Una Woods as part of Reading Ireland Month, but have only just got round to reviewing it. A slim novella, The Dark Hole Days presents the parallel lives of Joe and Colette, two young people living in Belfast from either side of the sectarian divide, who don’t know…

Saying Goodbye to Reading Ireland Month ’22

Reading Ireland Month Week Four round-up!

New to my TBR for #readingirelandmonth22!

Forthcoming Irish Nonfiction for 2022

The Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor #readingirelandmonth22

The Children of Dynmouth is probably the most impressive of William Trevor’s novels that I have read so far. At the heart of this slim novel, set in the seaside town of Dynmouth, is a fabulous creation in fifteen-year old Timothy Gedge, an awkward, insinuating boy who spends his time hanging around the town and…

Reading Ireland Month: Week Three Round-up!

Forthcoming Irish Short Story Collections for 2022!

It’s been a great time for Irish short story collections. Last year brought fantastic releases from Lucy Caldwell (Intimacies), Louise Kennedy (The End of the World is a Cul-de-Sac) and Roddy Doyle (Life Without Children). This year has already seen fantastic books by Wendy Erskine (Dance Move), Sheila Armstrong (How to Gut A Fish) and…