English language
Published Aug. 8, 2023 by Oneworld Publications.
Story of Ireland falling to fascism. There's no epic heroes or great speeches, just a slow crushing realism of a family life falling apart.
A nightmare in book form. I could only read for an hour at a time.
How a contemporary western state can collapse from the perspective of an Irish middle class family.
Deserves every prize, compulsory reading.
Categorise with Atwood.
Experience the relentless whirlwind of life-changing events. As glimpsed only on the sanitised evening news if you're lucky! Devastatingly perceptive. Prepare for the emotional impact. The wind from your lungs.
