Love and Sleep — Sean O'Reilly

Sean O'Reilly's debut novel is a journey into the dark and uncomfortable psyche of Niall, a young man on the run from the past and denying himself a future. In the nineties, soon after the first IRA cease-fire has ended, Niall returns to the damaged city of his youth after years of wandering around Europe -- from city to city and woman to woman. His family has fractured, and Niall's failure to show up at his father's funeral has encouraged a bitter response. Just as his memories, fears, and desires threaten to consume him, Niall enters into a dangerous relationship with Lorna, a committed socialist with a dark side of her own. Love and Sleep introduces a new and strikingly original voice in post-Troubles Irish fiction.