More than anything, it is an uplifting celebration of fierce, loyal love and the powerful stories that last generations. The Queen of Dirt Island is an uplifting celebration of fierce, loyal love and the powerful stories that bind generations together. Of all the things family can be and all the things it sometimes isnt. About all the things family can be and all the things it sometimes isnt. Its a story of terrible betrayals and fierce loyalties, of isolation and togetherness, of transgression, forgiveness, desire, and love. Its a story of terrible betrayals and fierce loyalties, of isolation and togetherness, of transgression, forgiveness, desire, and love. Their story begins at an end and ends at a beginning. He manages, with wit and grace, to illuminate the anonymous corners of human experience and get at the underworld of our souls. Youd have to know them to know - in spite of what the neighbours might say about raised voices and dramatic scenes - that their house is a place of peace, filled with love, a refuge from the sadness and cruelty of the world. While Donal Ryan is never afraid of 'all the meanness and sorrow of the world,' he also manages to excavate the thrilling beauties that hold us together. The Aylward women are mad about each other, but you wouldnt always think it. I think you have to truly love people to write like this RACHEL JOYCE From the multi-award-winning author of the number one bestseller, STRANGE FLOWERS, a searing, jubilant about four generations of women and the love and stories that bind them.
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