Mícheál Ó Siochrú

Secrets of the Surging Breakers (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Maternal rejection of Darragh McEllin at a young age is at the core of Secrets of the Surging Breakers. It leads him to incarceration in an infamous reformatory school in the nineteen sixties; the systematic abuse inflicted there is vividly depicted from the perspective of the child. In that iniquitous institution he is fortunate to encounter two kindly clerics who would have a profound influence on him.

During his detention there, all letters to his mother remain unanswered except for one to which she replies, promising to come for him on his twelfth birthday. But she never does.

Throughout his adulthood, as he enjoys astounding success in many facets of life, he clings relentlessly to his hope for a change of attitude from her

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: LimerickWritersCentre
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798215865040
• Artikelnr.: 70622458

Autorenporträt

A native of Baile an Sceilg, South Kerry, Mícheál Ó Siochrú resides with his family near the picturesque Shannonside village of Castleconnell, Co. Limerick. A bilingual writer, his prose and poetry have been awarded first prize at Writers' Week in Listowel as well as various Oireachtas prizes. He has toured Scotland at the invitation of the Scottish Arts Council, giving readings at several locations including the Isle of Skye with the internationally renowned poet, Sorley MacLean. Coiscéim has published three of his poetry collections as well as two novels; the most recent of which won an Oireachtas prize in 2016. Revival Press has published a collection of his poetry entitled Healing Room.