The Whole and Rain-Domed Universe, by Colette Bryce

[nwhyte]

Earlier this year I attended the presentation of the 24th Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize in the Irish Embassy in London. The prize itself was won by Charles Townshend for his The Republic: the fight for Irish independence 1918-1923, but the judges also gave a special award for this collection to Colette Bryce, born in Derry but now based in

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[sashajwolf]

Thanks for this. I was a child in Dublin in 1981, and quite a lot of this resonates, despite the obvious differences.

[peadarog]

Fantastic! You're right, this will be on the Leaving Cert some day.