Read Ireland Book Review
Issue 105
Whoseday Book (In Aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation) (Hardback; 30.00 IEP / 42.50 USD) [Add To Basket]
The Whoseday book is a unique diary for the year 2000 in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation. It features personal contributions from Ireland's leading writers, poets, artists, philosophers, musicians, politicians, film-makers and personalities, for each page of this very special journal.
The Courtship Gift by Julie Parsons (Hardback; 12.99 IEP / 18.50 USD) [Add To Basket]
This novel is a journey into the dark heart of contemporary Dublin. On a cold April night, Anna Neale arrives home late and discovers her husband dead in his study, his face in a rictus of agony. The simple security of her life vanishes forever. Crippled by the sudden, unbearable discover of huge undisclosed debts, fraud and infidelities stretching back through the entire course of their marriage, Anna is forced to seek refuge - to begin her life again penniless, vulnerable, alone. Then a man called Matthew calls to bring her his 'courtship gift'… a stunningly powerful thriller which explores the true nature of evil.
The Faloorie Man by Eugene McEldowney (9.99 IEP / 13.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
In one of the most captivating stories of childhood yet to emerge from Northern Ireland, this book traces the early years of Martin McBride, a young Catholic boy growing up on the streets of post-war Belfast. This stark, funny and at time heart-wrenching tale is set against a background of sectarian division and fervent devotion. As Martin emerges from the cocoon of his parents' love, he faces a world of unpredictability and surprise: the shocking discovery of the crucial difference between girls and boys, the scrapes of street and schoolyard, the rigours of education. Teddy-boy mania, and the dubious pleasures of illicit sex. But the accidental discovery of a hidden truth suddenly turns Martin's world upside down.
Northern Ireland's Troubles: The Human Cost by Marie-Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey and Marie Smyth (Paperback; 15.50 IEP / 21.50 USD) [Add To Basket]
Northern Ireland's armed conflict has left a deep and lasting scar on its people. The results of an extensive survey undertaken by the Belfast-based The Cost of the Troubles Study, this book provides the first in-depth analysis of the impact of armed conflict on the people of Northern Ireland. Summarising the geographical, religious, gender and age distribution of deaths, the authors provide a thorough understanding of political violence in Northern Ireland and an examination of the economic and social issues. Included is an outline of the main protagonists, a chronology of key events, and a profile of the victims and perpetrators of violence, including an assessment of the impact of the Troubles on children.
Fishers of Men by Rob Lewis (Hodder; 22.00 IEP / 33.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book is a true account of the secret operations carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit - the Force Research Unit, an outfit so secret that the rest of the Army was unaware of its existence. It tells the unique story, through Rob Lewis's own extraordinary experiences, of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism. It fills the gap that has so far remained unpublished about the secret war against terrorism in Northern Ireland in the most informative, explosive and entertaining way possible.
Ireland in Proximity: History, Gender, Space edited by Scott Brewster (Paperback; 15.00 IEP / 21.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book surveys and develops the expanding fields of Irish Studies, reviewing existing debates within the discipline and providing new avenues for exploration. Drawing on a variety of disciplines and theoretical approaches, this impressive collection of essays makes an innovative contribution to three areas of current, and often contentious, debate within Irish studies. This accessible volume illustrates the diversity of thinking on Irish history, culture and identity. By invoking theoretical perspectives including psychoanalysis, cultural theories of space, postcoloniality and theories of gender and sexual difference, the collection offers fresh perspectives on established subjects and brings new and under-represented areas of critical concern to the fore.
A Raid into Dark Corners and Other Essays by Benedict Kiely (Paperback; 14.99 IEP / 21.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
In these selected essays, published to mark his eightieth birthday, the author writes principally about the writers of his native Ireland. Written across half a century they affirm the breadth of his reading and interests. These include novelists of the nineteenth century such as Gerald Griffin, William Carleton, Canon Sheehan and George Moore; prose writers of the twentieth century, such as Kate O'Brien, Sean O'Faolain and Mary Lavin; the early works of John Montague and Seamus Heaney; as well as thematic essays on such subjects as literary censorship and dialect and literature.
Irelantis by Sean Hillen (Hardback; 19.99 IEP / 27.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
Irelantis, Sean Hillen's invented world is revealed in these twenty eight paper collages, with an introduction by Fintan O'Toole and informal commentary from the artist. Hillen's post-pop collages, made between 1994 and 1997, are part Magritte, part Warhol with roots in Dada, Surrealism and Pop. The collisions of place and time, nature and magic create landscapes which suggest dizzying layers of meaning and possibility. Using a microscope, scalpel and glue, Hillen weaves fragments of old postcards and other found materials, into elaborate compositions to create a fantastic, seemingly possible Other place, where pyramids nestle in Carlingford Lough, freckled-faced children collect meteorites outside the Observatory at Knowth, and Newry Gagarin, celebrated cosmonaut, hovers over the Dublin streets.
Theology and Modern Irish Art by Gesa Thiessen (hardback; 30.00 IEP / 48.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book is an exploration of modern visual art as a 'locus theologicus.' The author's guiding interest is to demonstrate that the work of art, the visual image, like the written word, is and can be used as a challenging and relevant source in theology. It is an extensive, pioneering study of the work and lives of ten leading modern Irish painters from a theological perspective: Mainie Jellett, Jack B. Yeats, Louis le Brocquy, Gerard Dillon, Colin Middleton, Patrick Collins, Tony O'Malley, Patrick Scott, Patrick Graham and Patrick Hall. Extensive research and numerous interviews, contribute a unique insight into the faith, spirituality and theological aspects of the artists and their work.
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