Colm Tóibin – The South

Colm Tóibin writes novels with a narrative voice of such beauty and resonance that the imagery and characters are remembered simply for the magnificence of the way they are presented. This is true of all his novels and reading them, one forms a sense of masterly craftsmanship at work in his writing.

The South by Colm Tóibin, Picador, 2001, 243 pp, £7.99, ISBN 978-0-330-32333-8