Press Reviews

• Val Hennessy

  Writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love

• Irish Times

  Read Kate O'Brien not only for a fuller appreciation of modern literature and a greater understanding of twentieth century Ireland, but also for her insights into powerful institutions and pernicious ideologies that seek to repress freedom

• Michele Roberts

  Kate O'Brien writes stunning, unforgettable stories of sexuality and families, of self-discovery

• Michele Roberts

  Kate O'Brien writes stunning, unforgettable stories of sexuality and families, of self-discovery

• Val Hennessy

  She writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love