“French, an unhurried and confident author, has always been willing to let her stories ease forward.
“Most of the stories in Dublin Tales show off Irish literature at its best: overflowing with feeling, humor, and insight.”
“Neatly blending the legal thriller, the rural police procedural, and rich Irish life into this novel is quite an achievement.”
“tightly crafted women’s fiction, with a sensitive look at love, conscience, and loyalty.”
“Small Things Like These is a succinct, heart and soul story of a man coming to terms with a consciousness born of his personal narrative.
Some of the most important fiction in the opening decades of the 21st century has come from Ireland, and Paul Lynch is one of the leading lights of this postmodern Irish Renaissance.
