Let's Twist Again by Leo Cullen
Young Lally Connaughton has had a shock. His father has married Mam, a woman Lally can't make head nor tale of, and what's more has moved himself and his five children to live with Mam and her four children. Lally's next ten years, by turns funny and bitterly sad, are what this novel is about.
'Young Lally Connaughton is trying to work out where his life went off the railsHis father has married Mam, and what's more, has moved himself and his five children to live with Mam and her four children. The story concentrates on the next decade in Lally's life - by turns side-splittingly funny and heart-breakingly sad... a delightful novel.' Grannia McFadden, Belfast Telegraph 'A gem of a novel... The ease and rich texture of Cullen's prose sing from the page.' Chris Power, The Times 'Leo Cullen has created the most memorable fictional child since at least Paddy Clarke... If Lally has to have any literary siblings it's Franl O'Connor's child narrators he's related to... In fact, Lally is out on his own... in this funny, sad, multilayed and exceptionally readable novel.' George O'Brien, Irish Times 'a heady mixture... demands shelf space alongside O'Connor and O'Faolain' Sean McMahon, Irish Independent 'I tried to remember when I had read a book as funny. I couldn't find one... With this effort alone the author has assured himself of a lasting place in comic Irish literature.' John B. Keane, Sunday Independent
LEO CULLEN was born in County Tipperary and now lives in Monkstown, County Dublin. His first book, Clocking Ninety on the Road to Cloughjordan and Other Stories (Blackstaff Press, 1994)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780856407215 |
| ISBN 10 | 0856407216 |
| Title | Let's Twist Again |
| Author | Leo Cullen |
| Series | Beeline Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Colourpoint Creative Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 538 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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