Cleveland Comhra: Leap Castle
Cleveland Comhra: Leap Castle
“Suddenly, two hands were laid on my shoulders. I turned around sharply and saw, as clearly as I see you now,...
A Doomed Romance on the Western Frontier: Kevin Barry’s The Heart in Winter
Doubleday PublishingISBN 97803855505982024243 pp
Butte, Montana in the early fall of 1891 is the setting for Kevin Barry’s latest novel, his fourth. His most recent...
Long Island: Colm TĂłibĂn’s Compelling Sequel to Brooklyn Explores Love, Loyalty, and Identity
Long Island
By Colm ToibinSimon & Schuster (Scribner)ISBN 978-1-4767-8513-0 2024 295 pp.
Long Island, Toibin’s sequel to the highly acclaimed Brooklyn, which was made into a...
Blowin’ In: The Bullfrog
The Bullfrog
Last weekend, I woke before dawn. Mothers have this uncanny ability to sleep yet remain alert for night sounds. When my children were...
The Alternatives: A Family’s Journey Through Loss and Reunion
The Alternative
The Flattery sisters, four brilliant and very different girls, raised in a small town south of Dublin, were plunged prematurely into adulthood when...