REVIEWS OF ‘THE SEA AND THE SILENCE’
BY PETER CUNNINGHAM
New Island Books Trade pbk 254pp
Published November 2008
“A gripping narrative which managed to convince me to sit in Heuston station on a freezing night after my journey was over just to finish it. A book which will shorten any journey.”
-The Irish Times
“Peter Cunningham’s new novel is delightful . . . as moving as it is skilfully told.”
-Irish Daily Mail
“The Sea and the Silence cannot come more highly recommended. Once started, it must be finished, and once read, it must be re-read.”
-Sunday Business Post
“It’s bound to end up on the screen.”
-Irish Independent
“Cunningham . . .is a master of the imagined universe. [The Sea and the Silence] is an act of story-telling mastery.”
-Sunday Independent
“Full of passion, sex, intrigue and hard-headed insights into the creation of the state we’re in.”
-Independent Books for Christmas`
