'Tired of walking in the dream I have returned to the country where I was born half a century ago' - The Higgins family is now dispersed; the third son of four brothers is himself the father of three sons in a family also dispersed and our author 'looking for the quietness that Julian Sorel found in prison. ' he finds this problematical peace sharing a bungalow near Brittas in Co Wicklow in an awkward two year tenancy with a school mistress with back back trouble. DOG DAYS is an account of those two years with flashbacks to ...
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'Tired of walking in the dream I have returned to the country where I was born half a century ago' - The Higgins family is now dispersed; the third son of four brothers is himself the father of three sons in a family also dispersed and our author 'looking for the quietness that Julian Sorel found in prison. ' he finds this problematical peace sharing a bungalow near Brittas in Co Wicklow in an awkward two year tenancy with a school mistress with back back trouble. DOG DAYS is an account of those two years with flashbacks to previous diaries that reveal a murky Dublin of whores and Provo killing a raindrenched Connemara.
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Add this copy of Dog Days to cart. $7.00, like new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Vintage.
Add this copy of Dog Days to cart. $57.54, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Secker and Warburg.
