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A review by kimbofo
The Sinners' Bell by Kevin Casey
4.0
First published by Faber and Faber in 1968, Kevin Casey's The Sinners' Bell has recently been reprinted by Lilliput Press. In this new edition, the author states that his original intention was to write about the small Irish town in which he was born and raised to show how societal changes impacted the young people living there.
What ensues is not only a credible portrait of a town undergoing change, it’s a melancholy portrait of a miserable marriage between a young woman and the local publican’s moody son. It’s incredibly atmospheric and captures the loneliness, despair and isolation of the new bride so perfectly I feel my heart aching with each turn of the page.
To read my review in full, please visit my blog.
What ensues is not only a credible portrait of a town undergoing change, it’s a melancholy portrait of a miserable marriage between a young woman and the local publican’s moody son. It’s incredibly atmospheric and captures the loneliness, despair and isolation of the new bride so perfectly I feel my heart aching with each turn of the page.
To read my review in full, please visit my blog.