Synopses & Reviews
From the critically acclaimed author of
Resurrection Man come two tales of desire in dangerous times. Set in a small northern Ireland fishing town,
The Last of Deeds is narrated by a Catholic boy in love with a Protestant girl. The two young lovers act as witnesses to the loss of innocence that is an inevitable result of living in a violent place.
Love in History moves back in time to an American air force base in Ireland during World War II, and is a profound record of love and loss, survival and redemption during wartime.
Review
"Compelling . . . poignant . . . Mr. McNamee is a writer of such vision and such deft, angry prose that anything by him is worth a look."--
David Sacks, The New York Times Book Review "While the stories present a world without mercy, pity, or tenderness, they present that world in dazzling language."--The Boston Sunday Globe
"Expertly fashioned and genuinely compelling . . . McNamee's prose fairly bristles with vigor and inventiveness."--David Madden, San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicler
"Unforgettable . . . McNamee's craft gleams on every page . . . these two novellas will stay with you forever."--Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, in the Los Angeles Times Book Review
About the Author
Eoin McNamee is the author of
Resurrection Man (Picador) which became a finalist for the 1996
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction, and was named a
Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1995. He was awarded the Macauley Fellowship for Irish Literature in 1990. He lives in Ireland.