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Starred Review on February 1, 2013 | Fiction
This stunning collection depicts the climate of violence in Northern Ireland and among Irish expatriates in America during the period of The Troubles. Several themes are repeated throughout. "The Long Wet Grass" and "No Exceptions" offer frank descriptions of paramilitary executions, while "Listen Here to Me" and "The Perfect Son" are revenge fantasies about killing abusive fathers. Also p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More