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Irish Contemporary Fiction. Living with disability in Ireland in the 1970's and 1980's.
In this page turning episode written through the voice of Sheila McGann, a
teenager stricken at a young age by cerebral palsy, we learn ironic truths
about freedom. The characters could be your next door neighbors, and yet,
written against the backdrop of the upsurging Northern Irish conflict in the
1970's, for this American reviewer, the cultish lure of the IRA, the
tortuous restrictiveness of Irish religion for modern priests and the people
of Ireland, held back while looking on feverishly through new media to a
world where arti | |  | | The Cloths of Heaven
Set in 1970's Limerick, this Irish tale is inspiring. The characters are complex, not easily molded by the reader into one mind set. Sheila, dealing courageously with cerebral palsy, still has a darker side that makes her deliciously human and real. Maud, her best friend, fights a lack of crippling self esteem with tragic results, yet has redeeming and lovely atrributes to educate the reader.
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Dreamin' Dreams
by Brendan O'Brien
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 Dreamin’ Dreams is more than a collection of stories; it is a celebration of Irish life, adventure, and the unforgettable characters who make growing up in Ireland a journey worth remembering. |
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I Made My Boy Out of Poetry
by Aberjhani
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 I Made My Boy Out of Poetry is a powerful literary vision of rare scope, beauty and emotional intensity composed of stories and poems that flow in and out of each other like the most lucid and articulate of dreams. These are portraits and studies of |
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