Although published in 2002, McGahern’s last novel has no tangible sense of time – apart from a reference to watching ‘Blind Date’ and the recent Enniskillen bombing, this could be set anytime in the 20th century. Set in rural Leitrim amongst a smattering of houses around a lake, this is a novel where time isContinueContinue reading “That They May Face the Rising Sun: A Review”
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Carol Ann Duffy, The World’s Wife: A Review
Although published twenty years ago, this collection still feels incredibly fresh and contemporary. Due to its place on A Level set text lists in the UK, the poems in this collection are probably familiar to many poetry fans, so there’s no need for a long introduction. In this collection Duffy takes a whole host ofContinueContinue reading “Carol Ann Duffy, The World’s Wife: A Review”
Nicola Heaney 