A Man With One of Those Faces (Dublin Trilogy publication order, #1; Dublin Trilogy chronological order, #6)

by Caimh McDonnell

“Isn’t it weird to think that not that long ago, you used to be allowed to smoke inside a hospital?” “Yeah,” she sighed. “Those were the good old days, back when people just died.”

“So, I’ll just put down here ‘patient has no family’?” “Yep.” “What about a partner?” “No.” “OK, great. So you are totally alone,”