- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd (1 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0863223060
- ISBN-13: 978-0863223068
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.9 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,747,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A controversial novel about one woman's encounter with murder, justice and execution, Skin of Dreams expertly and disturbingly explores the experience and effects of capital punishment. It is also the tale of two twins, and the loss of balance they feel when their relationship is disrupted by an all-consuming search for the truth. Corlon subtly evokes the multiple worlds that compose their universe, from a drowning village in Ireland to a sojourn in Tennessee, from drinking nights in Dublin to Death Row, from an unresolved past to the fearful resolution of judicial murder.
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Format:Paperback
I stumbled upon this and was stunned by it. There is a sublety to the writing in this book that enables a very subjective and personal handling of a deep and dark subject. The main character has a near Swiftean innocence abroad as she explores the use of the death penalty in the United States and gets caught up in a diverse community charged with opposing the death penalty.
This is a very special book that deserves much wider attention, and is crafted in a manner that gave me a new perspective on the Irish abroad.
Michael Farrell London
This is a very special book that deserves much wider attention, and is crafted in a manner that gave me a new perspective on the Irish abroad.
Michael Farrell London
Format:Paperback
This is the story of one woman who on discovering that her great-uncle was hanged for a crime he did not commit decides to find out more about capital punishment both in Ireland and the US. The character are slightly one-dimensional - the main character seems remarkable unaffected by her parents' death in a car crash once she finds out about her great-uncle while clearing their house. However, because we aren't caught up in long desciptions of feelings and emotions the story can move on quite quickly. A very easy read with a neat twist at the end which will make you smile, despite the subject matter.
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