Storm Over Belfast
Storm Over Belfast
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A collection of powerful, striking and sensuous short stories by one of Ireland's finest writers, Storm Over Belfast is another potent display of Mary O’Donnell's immense talent.
'These wide-ranging, impressive stories pay 'absolute attention' to the heart's disappointments, longings, destinies and skilfully tell of a changing Ireland and a changing world. The strongest impression is of how O'Donnell's perceptive, spiky writing convincingly captures men and women's restless inner lives. Set in Australia, the U.S., France, Germany, urban and rural Ireland, Mary O'Donnell confidently creates in each story a world where a pivotal moment makes for a new way of looking, a new way of seeing; like all engaging short stories, the ending creates a silence in which the reader begins to imagine that story and its characters living beyond the final sentence. This is a memorable and vital collection.' Niall McMonagle
Praise for Mary O’Donnell:
'Thoughtful and sensuous, sometimes dashing and vibrant, her rhythms are those of life itself. A poet to read and re-read' Derek Mahon
'Writing at its purest and most powerful' The Sunday Tribune
'[Mary O’Donnell] exhibits a deep-seated pleasure in the bounty of language and adeptly uncovers the mythic patterns underlying even our most private moments.' Anne Fogarty
'It [The Place of Miracles] is quite an achievement' The Irish Times
'Her poetry is insightful and gentle, honest and beautifully wrought' Irish Book Review
