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Literature & Fiction

Molly McCloskey

Contemporary

Phoenix (an Imprint of The Ori

<p>One of the most stiking writers to emerge from this years Phoenix Irish Short Stories is a young Irish American, Molly McCloskey. Writing with the lyricism ofwilliam Trevor and the narrative power of John McGahern, she charts the territory of human relationships, deftly unpeeling the layers of social mores inhuman behaviour, to reveal the dark soul underneath. In this superb collection Moll McCloskey combines the very best of both literary traditions Irish romanticism and American candour to prove herself a refreshing new voice of striking maturity and enormous potential.</p>

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Weidenfeld&Nicolson

<p>The title novella and four short stories in Molly McCloskey's dazzling second book vary in setting, tone and characterization, but their subject, always, is love. McCloskey writes of broken families, misbegotten relationships, the mysterious communion of brothers and sisters, and the invincible love of a father and daughter, in a voice at once witty, warm and sharp. Her characters are lonely when together, and pulled by the unfathomable imperatives of the heart when alone. From the dual quest narrative of 'The Beautiful Changes' - a daughter's quest for a lost father, and the father's quest for sobriety - to the funny and moving tales of family life and sexual misadventure in the shorter stories, Molly McCloskey shows herself to be a philosopher of tears, and a storyteller of the first rank.</p>

The Beautiful Changes

Short Stories & Anthologies

The Lilliput Press

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