I have always been drawn to untold stories. Perhaps this instinct stems from the immigrant experience, having been brought up by Irish parents living in England, who then migrated back to Ireland when I was eighteen. This mixed-identity creates the feeling of being slightly outside the mainstream narrative, perhaps more alert to the silences and spaces within it. Back in 2020, my instinct for the untold was picking up on two main stories. Firstly, the number of families living in …
Month: December 2024
HOW THE GHOSTS OF ROME CAME TO ME Very soon into the writing of my last novel, My Father’s House, I realised that the book would be one of a …
We’re thrilled to share a compelling blog piece from Mary Watson in celebration of her upcoming novel, The Cleaner. This beautifully dark and gripping page-turner delves into themes of identity …
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