These stories, rich with the passion and drama which characterises all of Walter Mackens writing, were conceived by the author as a thematic collection, providing a stunning evocation of the life and people of Galway in the 1940s. They document a time and place, yet they also have a timeless appeal in their portrayal of the people of the city whom Macken knew and loved so well. Full of insight and humour, they do not romanticise the past rather they celebrate the qualities of ordinary people in their struggles with poverty, with political conservatism and with the sea, everpresent elements in the life of the city of the tribes.Walter Macken has long been one of Irelands most popular writers. A novelist who defined in fiction the world of the plain people of the west of Ireland, he was a master of the short story.First published posthumously in 1997, these magnificent stories are now brought back to life in the Modern Irish Classics series.

Binding: Paperback;290 pages; Publisher: New Island Books; Classification: FC; Weight: 436 g; Dimensions: 130 x 198 x 25

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