Cushla, a young teacher just outside Belfast, meets Michael in her family pub and so it begins. A beautiful and heartbreaking account of a secret affair set in the middle of sectarian tensions and violence at the height of the Troubles. This is so well written with every detail drawing you in to Cushla’s moments of joy and despair. Her relationships with her Michael, his friends , her family, colleagues and pupils are brilliantly realistic. I loved it - my favourite read of this year.
(Rebecca Howell - bwl 109 Summer 2023 ) |
