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Book SynopsisIn south Kilkenny, where Duiske stream joins the river Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, lies one of Ireland's many Norman-Cistercian abbeys. Song of Duiske is a novella set amongst this monastic community in the year 1304, a century after the abbey's foundation.
Trade ReviewA little bouquet of beauty … every page throws up a gem’ – Vincent Lawrence, Sunday Press ‘Vision-like in its effect, to be savoured rather than gulped … a small classic of Irish literature’ – Seán Dunne, The Cork Examiner ‘A tiny masterpiece … like a miniature painting. If I were forced to live on a desert island, the little book I would want with me would be Song of Duiske‘ – Pat Donlon, RTE’s ‘First Edition’
A little bouquet of beauty … every page throws up a gem’ – Vincent Lawrence, Sunday Press ‘Vision-like in its effect, to be savoured rather than gulped … a small classic of Irish literature’ – Seán Dunne, The Cork Examiner ‘A tiny masterpiece … like a miniature painting. If I were forced to live on a desert island, the little book I would want with me would be Song of Duiske‘ – Pat Donlon, RTE’s ‘First Edition’
