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Michael Walsh

Book Reviews

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

A sampling of the latest Irish books.

A sampling of the latest Irish books. ℘℘℘ RECOMMENDED "The reason I wanted to be a Gopher was simple: them gangsters never had to work for a living." This is famed New York gangster Owney Madden, speaking in the crackling voice which runs throughout Michael Walsh's gritty new novel And All the Saints. Madden rose from a tough youth in an Irish ghetto in England to become one … [Read more...] about Book Reviews

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