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" A hefty, vigorous book, its geographic sweep and humane empathy place it in the territory of Brian Moore." - "Sunday Times"
" Comic and tender...it keeps you guessing all the time." - Maeve Binchy, "Woman and Home"
" Entertaining...Black comedy...An energetic caper." - "The Times"
" Comic and tender...it keeps you guessing all the time." - Maeve Binchy, "Woman and Home"
" Entertaining...Black comedy...An energetic caper." - "The Times"
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Inspector Martin Aitken's life is a mess. Divorced, his career's in chaos, and the last thing he needs is a collapsed woman in the street on Christmas Eve. Ellen Donnelly is a woman on a mission, coming to Ireland to find her mother and escape her husband. Milton Amery is her husband, an unfaithful New York plastic surgeon. All three of their roads leads to Inishowen.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For me, it all started when I read Finbar's Hotel and got hooked on Irish writing. Of the 7 authors of that book, Joe O'Connor was the real find. I've read almost everything he's done and Inishowen is the best yet. It's not a bundle of laughs, but it made me smile in places. Equally, it's not gloomy, but it moved me from time to time. O'Connor's style is getting more fine-tuned; he has a knack of giving the reader just enough information to make sense of the story at a particular point, without the distraction of superfluous facts and observations. It's a longish book, but I read it over a couple of days. Towards the end, it becomes very un-put-downable. If Joe O'Connor doesn't pick up some major literary prize soon, there's no justice.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Joseph O'Connor, hilarious if flippant in his early essay collections, has matured into a serious literary novelist as both The Salesman and now Inishowen bare out. Inishowen weaves the stories of three flawed souls, each of whom is striving to regain sound footing in this midst of turmoil. The characters are sympathetic and likeable, even when they are behaving abominably. O'Connor's character development is remarkable, in that it is almost "real time" - that is, you watch the characters develop as they go through experiences of death, loss, betrayal, love and reunion with family. Character development here IS the plot and a wonderful plot it is. The lives of Ellen, Aitken, and Milton intertwine so that they are still individual strands of story, but together they make an strong rope of a novel.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is no doubt that this book, like all Joseph O'Connor books, is a cracking good read, at times so beautifully written that you actually find yourself reading a paragraph a second time just to savour it. I loved this book, but I can't help feeling let down by the last quarter. It was as if the author suddenly realised that he had a deadline to meet and wrote the end of the book over a weekend. Maybe I am being too critical and I just didn't want it to end!
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Careless writing causes disappointment
O'Connor's 'Star of the Sea' is one of my favourite books of all time. If you haven't read it yet, I urge you to buy it and devour it as I did. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jimbly
Inishowen
Inishowen is a stunning book. It is greatly different in style from Star of the Sea in that it is written in the modern idiom. For me it had everything. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jedasti
Inishowen by Joseph O'Connor
O'Conner can do much better than this. The tired old inspector who drinks and smokes too much is a character we have seen too much of in modern thrillers. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. E. G. Coia
a waste of good money and time
I bought this book to read on holiday and to be fair really enjoyed it to start with as did my boyfriend who was puzzled as I was telling him that it becomes ludicrous. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2007 by Claire S
Unnerving cleverness
Reading this book felt like watching a poor quality American film. One of those films that would resort shamelessly to the most obvious devices to keep you entertained. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2004
Good introduction to O'Connor
This is the first book by O'Connor that I have read. His works are not readily available in the US. His American characters are very well drawn. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2001
brilliant
I couldn't stop reading it! This is a wonderful insight in people's minds . We follow the characters all the way from Dublin to Inishowen, and at the same time from one point in... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2001
oconnor takes on too much
although quite long, this book is quite readable and never fails to engage. the problem, however, is that the author seems uncertain as to whether he wants to write a simple,... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2001
O'Connor's most disappointing so far
A slow start to this novel that never really gets going. None of the real laughs that you see in some of his other books like Desperadoes (and in a blacker sense The Salesman). Read more
Published on 6 July 2000
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