Moran is a former Republican who spent his early years fighting the British in the War of Independence. Now he is old, living out his life in the country where his daughters do their best to accommodate to his various moods. The days of his glory are over and he has to come to terms with a new Ireland. The poignant mix of love and bitterness, set against a very Irish background, makes this compelling reading.
*Editor's note: Winner of the 1990 Booker prize
(Diana Davies - bwl 30 June 2005 ) |
