Past Habitual: Stories

Childhood play, scarlet fever, a first kiss, befriending a Nazi spy--the narrative of "Past Habitual" roams through experiences both commonplace and formative, all under the uneasy canopy of wartime Ireland. Moving with ease between the voices of a young child, a German immigrant, an I.R.A member, and colloquial chatter, MacLochlainn forms a web of interactions that expose a century's tensions. A combination of traditional prose, poetry, monologue, and music, "Past Habitual" is an engaging and fascinating depiction of an Ireland struggling through the effects of war--both distant and on her doorstep.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 04/13/2015
ISBN: 9781564781093
Pages: 95
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.50d