ARGONAUT BOOKS

The children of Rosaleen Madigan leave the west of Ireland for lives they never could have imagined in Dublin, New York and various third-world towns. In her early old age their difficult, wonderful mother announces that she's decided to sell the house and divide the proceeds. Her adult children come back for one last Christmas, with the feeling that their childhoods are being erased, their personal history bought and sold. Reviews Confirms her as one of the most significant writers of her generation.... A master. She has certainly produced a masterly work.Sunday TimesThe Gr...Read More