Deadly Confederacies - Softcover

This collection of short but not so sweet tales is grim but always compelling....He is a storyteller first....a whiff of Raymond Carver...' --The Irish Times

Love in a Cold Shadow...an interesting snapshot of the long term effects of divorce...A day unlike any Other, gets to the heart of a tired and failing relationship...'..The Archbishop's Daughter...moving and real... 'Ritual' a powerful understanding of the bitterness that endures decades later...Mingi Street deals with an older couple, a quieter and more natural slide towards death that is equally poignant...The Stand House is an intriguing narrative that sees its aging protagonist refuse to go back and face his demons...the suspensful title story and its creepy narrator make for interesting reading...a beautiful depicted father and son relationship in Prairies.... --The Sunday Times

'A stunning read by one of Ireland's master storytellers' --Talking Books, Newstalk

In this collection of short stories, Martin Malone explores the hidden world behind the front door of family life and the secret world behind the public face. From a young boy adjusting to a new world among relatives in 1970s Wales, to a man and his partner adjusting to a darker Ireland filled with unemployment, health scares and only dreams of a better future he brings the reader deep inside the minds and lives of his characters. In intimate prose and illuminating detail Malone displays his skills as a master of setting and description. Driven by Malone's ability to empathise and understand even the most extreme of minds, the stories bring twists, humour and sadness in vivid and gripping prose. Deadly Confederacies is a collection to be savoured and enjoyed.