Sinéad Gleeson’s blog
MJ Hyland was born to Irish parents who lived a somewhat nomadic existence in the face of family problems and her father’s search for work. Her family settle in Ballymun flats and Tallaght, before moving to Australia where Hyland later became a lawyer. Although she has published several short stories and a powerful essay about […]
In many of the best books with a precocious teen protagonist, the hero/ine tries to figure out who they are and get away from where they come from. Lou Connors doesn’t have to do either - she knows very well who she is and has already succeeded in making it to the USA, at least […]
In a new series that could be called ‘lesser-spotted classics’ Peter Owens have just published various works of literature from the 20th century that, through no fault of their own, have been over-looked or were marginal successes. One such is Jane Bowles’ Two Serious Ladies. Championed in the introduction by Truman Capote, the cover features […]