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Beneath The Silence
280 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
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January 7, 2020
Beneath the Silence is a story set in a west of Ireland parish in the 1940s is inspired by a true story. It is a different take on the well rehearsed theme of the Irish unmarried mother who is named and shamed while the father is never identified. This case is the exception as two people suspected of being the father - a local man and the local priest.
Padraic McCormack draws a realistic account of Ireland in the 1940s warts and all and I really enjoyed the sense of time and place. The story is well written and the plot interesting and characters well drawn.
I came across this novel and hadn't read any reviews of it and I enjoyed the read. A little drawn out in places but overall a well written first novel.
It is supposed to be based on true events and unfortunately there is no explanation as to what is real and what is fiction and this was rather disappointing on finishing the novel.
A nostalgic look at a time when rumours and whispering was the social media of today.
Padraic McCormack draws a realistic account of Ireland in the 1940s warts and all and I really enjoyed the sense of time and place. The story is well written and the plot interesting and characters well drawn.
I came across this novel and hadn't read any reviews of it and I enjoyed the read. A little drawn out in places but overall a well written first novel.
It is supposed to be based on true events and unfortunately there is no explanation as to what is real and what is fiction and this was rather disappointing on finishing the novel.
A nostalgic look at a time when rumours and whispering was the social media of today.
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