Tapes of the River Delta - Hardcover

Cunningham, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712656839 ISBN 13: 9780712656832

Publisher: Century, 1995

Synopsis

A novel about Theo Shortcourse who, unsure of his mysterious origins and betrayed in love, is used and abused by dark forces, and who manages to blunder into various crises. This is a tale about allegiances, the hold of the past, political intrigue and love.

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Review:

"It is difficult to know what to admire most in this gifted and original novel. It is a subtle and perceptive study of the pains of adolescence, an eloquent meditation on recent Irish history, a powerful story of betrayal and corrupted political practice and lost dreams." --Barry Unsworth, winner of the Booker Prize"A highly exhilarating and engrossing work of fiction...truly wondrous." --"Irish Times" "A marvelously lyrical, powerfully erotic story...Cunningham paints a dark and compelling canvas that writhes with incest, betrayal, spiritual and political bankruptcy?and the blasted hopes of twentieth century Ireland" "--Publishers Weekly"

About the Author:

Peter Cunningham grew up in Waterford, the city on which Monument, the town on which "Tapes of the River Delta"is based. His previous work includes a number of thrillers, written both under his own name and under pseudonyms. His novels include "Consequences of the Heart" and "The Sea and the Silence "(from the Monument series), "Who Trespass Against Us, Taoiseach "and "Capital Sins. "Peter Cunningham is a member of Aosdana, the Irish Academy of Letters, and lives in Kildare, Ireland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Century
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0712656839
• ISBN 13: 9780712656832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352