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John Deane - Undertow This is a stylish and beautifully written novel, a poet’s
novel. Apart altogether from its substance, events and characters, the
history of people in a particular place, it is the response of people
to the sea that is most arresting. |
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This writing
is magical. The novel returns again and again to the sea as though the
poet’s imagination is deeply moved by its compelling currents. It
is moving also by the evidence of the poet/novelist’s understanding,
compassion and love for a place and a people he knows well. Back to A selection of the Best in Contemporary Irish Fiction |