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Admirers of Claire Keegan and Niall Williams will appreciate the Irish humor that masks deep sorrow. This novel’s words are well chosen, the sentences dazzle, and they all come together in a beautifully told, piercingly sad story.
A poetic sensibility runs through this luminous novel of sorrow and uplift by the Booker-nominated, multi-award-winning Barry. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, 10/7/19.]
Perfect for listeners with an interest in World War II or life between the wars. ["Fans of Roddy Doyle's 'Last Roundup' trilogy will appreciate this book's bold lyricism, unforgettable characters, and epic historicism": LJ 5/1/14 starred review of the Viking hc.]
Like Barry's other characters, Jack McNulty is both noble and terribly flawed. Fans of Roddy Doyle's "Last Roundup" trilogy will appreciate this book's bold lyricism, unforgettable characters, and epic historicism. [See Prepub Alert, 11/18/13.]
Lilly Bere's complex life spans 20th-century America: owing to IRA death threats, she flees Ireland with her fiancé, he's killed, she marries and survives the Depression, her husband disappears, she raises a son who's called up for Vietnam, then he disappears, leaving a young son behind...