This is the story of a boy growing up in County Clare who travels to America and returns to Ireland with a wife. But the heart of the book is about negotiating life, love, grief, loss and hope. The characters are vivid, the sense of time and place real and Williams’ writing is always beautiful, his Irish voice shining through, but for me I found this book too downbeat, sombre and dark. A personal view maybe.
(Sue Pratt - bwl 112 Spring 2024 ) |
