James Lawless

The Avenue (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A scantily-dressed girl dancing in a lighted window jolts Francis Copeland from his world of books. Francis, now approaching middleage, whose life and marriage are in a rut, fantasises about the girl and finds it hard to accept, as he discovers later, that she is Judy, a dancer in the local pub. The hidden world of the avenue unfolds to Francis. Who is Myrtle, his wife? (Does she genuinely go to bingo every Tuesday night?). He does not know her. Who are the real parents of the street kid Freddy? Who was the neighbour whose car killed Francis' mother when Francis was twelve years old? Raw suburban truths are exposed as Francis, with the help of the local children, slowly unravels the secrets of the avenue.
'James Lawless has a mighty thoughtful and penetrating capacity to make you gasp and rage and then burst out laughing: wheels within wheels, circles within circles, this book is very good.'
Jennifer Johnston.
'A work of passion and truth, which captures a moment of painful transition in the national story. If a multicultural England has drawn a map of itself in Brick Lane, so has a postmodern Ireland traced its past and present in The Avenue. James Lawless has revealed with indignation and art, yet another Hidden Ireland beyond the imaginings of our ancestors.'
Declan Kiberd.
'As much a critique of social ills and suburban decay as a tale of community angst in the areas left behind by the boom... this book comes recommended.'
Julian Fleming, Sunday Business Post.
'It was pretty page-turning and struck me as a much better portrayal of Irish life in transition from traditional to modern than many a more self-consciously reminiscent tale.'
Roslyn Fuller, Metro Éireann.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: James Lawless
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781370926824
• Artikelnr.: 49348046

Autorenporträt

James Lawless' poetry and prose have won many awards, including the Scintilla Welsh Open Poetry Competition, the WOW award, a Biscuit International Prize for short stories, the Cecil Day Lewis Award and a Hennessey award nomination for emerging fiction. Two of his stories were also shortlisted for the Willesden (2007) and Bridport prizes (2014). He is the author of the ebook short stories, the Hennessey Award nominated The Kiss, A Prostitute's Tale, The House of the Fornicator, the WOW award-winning Lovers Who Wound Blame it on the Storm and the audio-recorded Dream Lover, and five well-received novels Peeling Oranges, For Love of Anna, The Avenue, Finding Penelope and Knowing Women, a poetic meditation Noise & Sound Reflections, a book of children's stories The Adventures of Jo Jo, a poetry collection Rus in Urbe, and a study of modern poetry Clearing the Tangled Wood: Poetry as a Way of Seeing the World for which he received an arts bursary. His books have been translated into several languages and he has broadcast his work on radio and he writes book reviews for the Irish Examiner, Sunday Independent and Books Ireland magazine. Born in Dublin, he divides his time between County Kildare and West Cork. You can read more about the author at https://jameslawless.net Or he would love to hear from you directly at [e-mail]