Sam Coll: The Abode of Fancy
The latest addition to my website is Sam Coll's The Abode of Fancy. This is a first novel by an Irishman, who certainly mines Irish literary traditions. It tells the…
J. G. Farrell: Troubles
The latest addition to my website is J. G. Farrell's Troubles. This novel, which won the Lost Man Booker Prize more than thirty years after the author's death, is the…
Paul Murray: The Mark and the Void
The latest addition to my website is Paul Murray's The Mark and the Void. This is a hilarious satire on the banking crisis of 2008 onwards and follows the story…
Joyce Cary: Not Honour More
The latest addition to my website is Joyce Cary's Not Honour More. This is the third in Carey's second trilogy and definitely the weakest. It follows on from the first…
Joyce Cary: Except the Lord
The latest addition to my website is Joyce Cary's Except the Lord, the second of a trilogy that started with Prisoner of Grace. In this previous novel, we followed the…
Joyce Cary: Prisoner of Grace
The latest addition to my website is Joyce Cary's Prisoner of Grace, the first book of his second trilogy. The story is told by Nina Latter, formerly Nimmo, née Woodville.…
Joyce Cary: The Horse’s Mouth
The latest addition to my website is Joyce Cary's The Horse’s Mouth. This is the third book in Cary's first trilogy and far the best-known, primarily because of the character…
Joyce Cary: To Be a Pilgrim
The latest addition to my website is Joyce Cary's To Be a Pilgrim. This is the second in the trilogy, which started with Herself Surprised. This one tells the story…
Joyce Cary: Herself Surprised
The latest addition to my website is Joyce Cary's Herself Surprised. This is the first in a trilogy which primarily aims to give, in each volume, the points of view…
Austin Clarke: The Sun Dances at Easter
The latest addition to my website is Austin Clarke's The Sun Dances at Easter. This is a story set around a thousand years ago, involving Irish myths and legends and…