A Mad and Wonderful Thing - Couverture souple

Mulholland, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1922247138 ISBN 13 : 9781922247131

Editeur : Scribe Publications, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this passionate and heart-wrenching debut novel by Irish writer Mark Mulholland, we meet Johnny Donnelly - an intense young man who is in love with books, with his country, and with the beautiful Cora Flannery. But in his dark and secret other life he shoots British soldiers: he is an IRA sniper. How can this be? As his two worlds inevitably move towards a dramatic collision, Johnny takes us on a journey through the history, legends, and landscapes of his beloved Ireland. In the end, Johnny has to make sense of his inheritance and his life, and he does so in a riveting, redemptive, and unforgettable climax. Told in Johnny's unique voice, and peopled by a cast of extraordinary characters, A Mad and Wonderful Thing tells its tale lightly, but pulls a heavy load. It takes us beyond the charming, familiar, and often funny experiences of everyday life to the forces that bind people together, and that set them against each other - and to the profound consequences of the choices that they make.

Revue de presse :

'Johnny Donnelly is a romantic and a rhetorician - it's easy to be swept along - Mulholland has Roddy Doyle's gift for vernacular - you'll be there with him to the bitter end.' - Herald Sun 'Beneath the passion, wit, and poetry of A Mad and Wonderful Thing is an undertow of tragedy. This is a world where our moral certainties are challenged, where gentle domesticity and sudden violence disrupt our expectations. --Robert Gott

Excellent. Deeply satisfying and moving... Ireland has a new and exciting voice. --Liam Neeson

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Scribe Publications
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1922247138
• ISBN 13: 9781922247131
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288