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Reviews by Darina Molloy She Died Young: A Life in Fragments / By Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker had a tough life, there’s no doubt about it. Maybe that’s why she chose the approach she did for her memoir – it’s more a selection of linked anecdotes and musing about her eight decades, rather than a chronological blow-by-blow account of what happened in exactly what order. It … [Read more...] about Winter 2025 Review of Books
The In-Laws By Sinéad Moriarty Amanda, Katie and Melanie are the daughters-in-law of the domineering and difficult Nancy. Melanie is in business with her, along with her husband and her two brothers-in-law. Katie knows she never stood a chance with snobby Nancy, having left school early to work as a hairdresser. Amanda and her husband have just moved back to Dublin and she … [Read more...] about Book Reviews
Where They Lie By Claire Coughlan This atmospheric thriller is slightly reminiscent of John Banville’s Quirke series, but with a junior reporter at the center of events rather than a pathologist. Nicoletta Sarto might be young, but she’s fiercely ambitious. When she happens to be on duty around Christmas 1968, just as the discovery of bones in a Dublin garden is … [Read more...] about Review of Books | recently published books
Darina Molloy provides a review of 14 books from Irish authors for our readers to enjoy. Soldier Sailor By Claire Kilroy When you consider the gap between Claire Kilroy’s last book (The Devil I Know, published in 2012) and this newest one, it definitely adds a layer to the reading experience of Soldier Sailor. The mother in the book, Soldier, is aptly named as she seems to … [Read more...] about Review of Books Fall 2023
Forever Home By Graham Norton Living in a small town, Carol is well used to the way people know everything about you … or think they do, at least. As a divorced mother of one son, she is particularly susceptible to the sidelong glances, particularly when she starts seeing an older man. Declan’s wife left the family home years earlier, and his children really don’t like Carol … [Read more...] about Darina Molloy’s Review of Books
