Just back from my stint as Writer-in-Residence at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris and, boy, do I have a lot of outstanding work to do! For instance, this September, Chicago-based theatre company, Artemisia, are to give a public reading of my play, Belfast Girls, so I have much to do with regards getting organised for this (some new script work included). Then there's my first radio-play, Kindred, which is to be recorded shortly in the UK by the Wireless Theatre Company. I am also halfway through a much-promised (to a brilliant new director) new play and I must get this done. And that's not even to mention my almost-completed first novel - which I am just itching to get back to. So, without further ado - below is a quick roundup of the reviews for my first collection of short stories, The Scattering. The book was Inpress Book of the Month for April and was launched in three places this year - Dundalk, Cardiff and London. I read from the book in a number of places in Paris - including the Mediatheque at the CCI and in Cine 2 at the Pompidou Centre. I will blog shortly about my marvellous and intensely creative time in the French capital.
Reviews for The Scattering:
"This first collection is a
triumph..." Literature Wales
Suzy Ceulan Hughes
"...an amazing body of work...this
book deserves tremendous success and a very wide readership." – The
Reading Life
“Full of fragile imagery and Gothic
stylings...a stunning collection” - Inpress Books
“all carry a dark resonance which is
complemented perfectly by McCarrick's spare but emotive writing style.” Dublin
Duchess
"refined and wistful" The Metro (UK)
"The Scattering is a terrific debut collection" Carrolls Bookshop
"The Scattering is a terrific debut collection" Carrolls Bookshop
"An impressive debut." The Irish Post.
"I truly found this book hard to put down." The Booktrust
"A remarkable collection." Barnes and Noble
"A remarkable collection." Barnes and Noble
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