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Reading Rites
Books, writing and other things that matter ‘Evelyn Conlon’s voice is instantly recognisable: wise, funny, insightful (inciteful, if that’s a word) and irrepressible.’ -Lia Mills In Reading Rites, Evelyn Conlon…
Read MoreMoving About the Place
This collection of eleven stories by one of Ireland’s finest writers is a compelling exploration of what comes from moving about the place. Evelyn Conlon vividly imagines her characters all…
Read MoreReview of Not the Same Sky in Dublin Review of Books
By Mary O’Donnell in Dublin Review of Books 1.9.2015 Out Of Their Feeling Not the Same Sky, by Evelyn Conlon, Wakefield Press, 272 pp, £12.75, ISBN: 978-1743052426 In Sydney’s Hyde…
Read MoreThe Irish Times Review of Not the Same Sky
By Eilis Ni Dhuibhne · Published in The Irish Times, 13 June, 2015 Not the Same Sky, by Evelyn Conlon: an orphan epic without the wailing waifs Review: A tale…
Read MoreNot the Same Sky Reviewed in MC Reviews
Not the Same Sky Reviewed by Julie Kearney in MC Reviews, Brisbane, 6 February, 2015 Not the Same Sky, the latest novel of Irish writer, Evelyn Conlon, was at first…
Read MoreThe Guardian’s Commentary on Evelyn Conlon’s Version of “Two Gallants”
By Chris Power · Published in The Guardian · 12 June, 2014 Dubliners 100: 15 New Stories Inspired by the Original – review excerpt: “But if we were betting on…
Read MoreANZ LitLovers Review of Not the Same Sky
By Lisa Hill · ANZ LitLovers LitBlog · October 27, 2013 “The genius of this book is that the longest part of the story, bookended by Joy’s contemporary life and…
Read MoreNot the Same Sky Reviewed by Newtown Review of Books
Not the Same Sky by Evelyn Conlon Reviewed by Candida Baker, Newtown Review of Books · 18 September, 2013 Evelyn Conlon sidesteps the traps of historical fiction in this moving…
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