A masterful novel about coming-of-age and finding love in Dublin's pubs, from the Booker-winning Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van and Smile, two collections of short stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
Masterly... A first-rate novel about the different bonds between
men and the ineffable mysteries of love.
*Daily Mail*
Doyle is justly renowned for his whip-smart dialogue... And there
is beauty and compassion in Mr Doyle's sculpted, spare writing.
Among all the banter and gags he manages to articulate feelings
that are rarely expressed so fittingly... Love is a reminder that
its author is one to treasure.
*Economist*
Fast-paced and deceptively easy to read... Goes down as smoothly as
gulps of beer.
*Boston Globe*
Love is altogether spellbinding... The whole book is audacious,
richly layered and often comic, but ultimately deeply moving...
Move over Socrates and watch an Irish master of dialogue at
work.
*Irish Examiner*
So perfectly constructed it is hard to believe it is really just
about two old school friends getting drunk, and drunker... [Love]
seems to bottle what male friendship can be like.
*Irish Independent*
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