Namanlagh by Tom Paulin #foliosociety Peter May and Colin Cowdrey

Peter May and Colin Cowdrey

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Her first book - a defence of D

Namanlagh by Tom Paulin #foliosociety Peter May and Colin CowdreyIn his first collection for more than a decade, Tom Paulin revisits themes of place, occupation, conflict and legacy, primarily in the context of his native Northern Ireland. Stories and memories, even histories, are shown to be both frail and persistent, troubling and vital. There is a powerful austerity in play as he sets aside the rhetorical force and linguistic dazzle for which he is renowned, to speak simply of later life and the losses it