April 14, 2022 The Lives of the Saints by Sebastian Barry Reviewed by Harriet Anyone who knows me or reads my reviews will know that I’m a great admirer of Sebastian Barry. I’ve reviewed three…
April 14, 2020 A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry Reviewed by Harriet, 14 April 2020 In early times I was Ojinjintka, which means rose. Thomas McNulty tried very hard to say this name,…
July 7, 2018 The Man Booker Prize at 50: ‘The ones that got away’ It’s not always the case (or often?) that judges and readers are all in agreement on longlists, let alone the shortlists or eventual winners…
December 1, 2016 Days Without End by Sebastian Barry Reviewed by Harriet Time was not something then we thought of as an item that possessed an ending, but something that would go on…
April 8, 2014 Sebastian Barry on The Temporary Gentleman Sebastian Barry fills in some of the background to his latest novel, which Harriet reviewed here. Questions by Shiny Editor, Harriet. 1. The Temporary Gentleman takes place…
April 8, 2014 The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry Reviewed by Harriet Devine A lark, a single bird with her dowdy plumage, burst up from her cup of sand just in front of…
