The average life is made up of millions of moments, some memorable, most forgettable, but occasionally it’s defined by a single one. For Oscar Wilde, such a moment came on February 28th 1895 when he received a card from the ninth Marquess of Queensberry denouncing him as a “somdomite”, in anger at the playwright’s relationship with his son, Lord Alfred, known as Bosie. Showing the note to friends that night, they encouraged him to sue. When the case was heard …
Author: Sorcha Hennessy
‘Hello, everyone,’ I said. ‘My name – for those of you who aren’t au fait with Irish-Sino relations,’ and here I gave a little chuckle, ‘is Fiach O’Bric. I’m from, …
Where are the Kings is the story of a boy who moves from the comfort and familiarity of his childhood home to live with his late mother’s family on a …
The first rule in writing stories is that there is no hurry. Some stories in my new book ‘The News from Dublin’ took a decade or more to finish. The …
Caoimhe in our Cork store reflects on the books that have shaped her… In May 2015, I was 15 years old and although I did not yet recognize my own …
Usually when asked where my inspiration comes from, I tend to say that it begins with character. But The Night I Killed Him started with a location – specifically the …
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