Reading in the Dark

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'Reading in the Dark is a swift, masterful transformation of family griefs and political violence into something at once rhapsodic and heartbreaking.a sudden, brilliant book' Seamus Heaney

A haunted childhood, lived out in two dimensions. One is legendary- the Sun-fort of Grianan, home of the warrior Fianna; the Field of the Disappeared, over which no gulls fly; the house in Donegal where children are stolen away by demonic forces. The other is actual- the city of Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 40s and 50s; a place that is also haunted by political enmities, family secrets, lethal intrigue. The boy narrator of READING IN THE DARK grows up enclosed in these two worlds, sensing that they are intertwined in some mysterious ways that he both wants and does not want to discover. Through the silence that surrounds him, he feels the truth spreading like a stain until it engulfs him and his family. Claustrophobic but lyrically charged, breathtakingly sad but vibrant and unforgettable, READING IN THE DARK is one of the finest books about growing up - in Ireland or anywhere - that has ever been written.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780099744412
Published: April 1997

Number of pages: 240
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 15 mm

Publisher: Vintage Publishing