Hogan is a portraitist of place, sometimes a miniaturist, but the detail is exquisite... he writes superbly. This 'scrapbook' has a coherence, an identity, that comes only from a refusal to take things lightly while permitting lightness to the imagination.' - Ian Bell, The Herald 'Hogan has a perfect eye for happenings at the edge and for the details that others ignore. He writes in the lyrical prose of a wandering, restless storyteller... his haunted, mesmeric style is laden with echoes and an elegiac richness.' - Sean Dunne, Cork Examiner 'Hogan is not just a travelling fellow, but a sensitive and hyper-literate fellow traveller.' - Martin Cropper, Sunday Times 'Hogan is an Irish writer of exceptional talent and sensitivity - a true original. A beautiful book.' - Midweek
Hogan is a portraitist of place, sometimes a miniaturist, but the detail is exquisite... he writes superbly. This 'scrapbook' has a coherence, an identity, that comes only from a refusal to take things lightly while permitting lightness to the imagination.' - Ian Bell, The Herald 'Hogan has a perfect eye for happenings at the edge and for the details that others ignore. He writes in the lyrical prose of a wandering, restless storyteller... his haunted, mesmeric style is laden with echoes and an elegiac richness.' - Sean Dunne, Cork Examiner 'Hogan is not just a travelling fellow, but a sensitive and hyper-literate fellow traveller.' - Martin Cropper, Sunday Times 'Hogan is an Irish writer of exceptional talent and sensitivity - a true original. A beautiful book.' - Midweek
