The Fallen and Other Stories

"The bitter grieving of a modern-day Magdalene; the senseless, arbitrary death of a small boy; an otherwise decent rural community incited to sectarian violence by a bigoted priest; the slow blossoming of passionate tenderness between a man and a woman at a time of brutal war - human emotion at its most basic and elemental is the subject of this distinguished new collection of short stories and novellas." "Strongly plotted, starkly and beautifully written, they are an extraordinary...
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"The bitter grieving of a modern-day Magdalene; the senseless, arbitrary death of a small boy; an otherwise decent rural community incited to sectarian violence by a bigoted priest; the slow blossoming of passionate tenderness between a man and a woman at a time of brutal war - human emotion at its most basic and elemental is the subject of this distinguished new collection of short stories and novellas." "Strongly plotted, starkly and beautifully written, they are an extraordinary blend of relentless honesty and profound compassion; with their publication, John MacKenna has moved into the front rank of today's Irish fiction writers."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved