Mamie, the caretaker of a performing hall, lives in its dusty attic. Taking little care of the building and less of herself, she spends most of her time and money on whiskey and cigarettes. Mamie hears Romeo and Juliet which is being performed and it brings back happy and sad memories. 2 women, 2 men
As a child Alec, heir to the big house and only son of a bitter marriage, formed a close friendship with Jerry, a village boy who shared his passion for horses. In 1914 both enlisted in the British Army Alec goaded by his beautiful, cold mother to fight for King and Country, Jerry to learn his trade for the Irish Nationalist cause. But amid the mud of Flanders, their relationship is tested by an ordeal beyond the horror of the battlefield
A lyrical, gritty and poignant story of a boy crossing the line between childhood and adulthood.
An astoundingly highly-acclaimed Dublin novel by the great Jennifer Johnston
'A very nearly perfect novel of broad, regretful vision, and magical intimacy' Sunday Telegraph
A heartbreakingly brilliant novel by one of Ireland's greatest living writers
The end of an Indian summer and the beginning of the Troubles; the perfect setting for a family tragedy
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