“lush, lyrical prose that dazzles readers from the get-go… sumptuous, almost symphonic, in its intensity… As readers, we should be grateful for her boldness. Without it, we would not have had one of the best books of this dreadful year.”
– The Sunday Times
“Past versus present, blood versus milk, birth versus death, the Irish language versus the English: dichotomies abound, but the questions of women’s lived experiences and who history remembers link them all.”
– The Paris Review
I’m so pleased that ‘A Ghost in the Throat’ has been receiving such warm reviews since publication. It’s a delight to see how enthusiastically readers and reviewers have taken to the book – it’s even made its way into the bestseller charts. Míle buíochas ó chroí. I’m also grateful to Tramp Press for their support, and to all those who have welcomed this book into the world. If you’d like to purchase a copy, please pop in to your favourite bookshop, or you can order a signed copy online through Kenny’s, an independent family-run bookshop that offers free delivery here.
– The Irish Independent
“A book like this comes along once every few years and obliterates every clear definition of genre and form. I mean no exaggeration here: A Ghost in the Throat is astounding and utterly fresh… This is no tepid and stuffy reimagining of an 18th-century life. It is borne of great personal scholarship, without ever seeming polemical. This book has a long life ahead of it, burning bright and inspiring many.”
“A raw and haunting read that lingers long in the mind.”
– Irish Examiner
“there is something that sets A Ghost in the Throat apart, an otherworldliness or older-worldliness… strange and beautiful.”
– The Irish Times
“[This] beautifully written book skilfully combines the past and present to examine what it takes for women’s voices to be heard.”
– The Independent
‘With luminous language and candid details, this book shimmers with honesty and scholarship. A truly original read.’
– The Sunday Independent
“An extraordinary piece of work”
– RTE Culture
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