Hearts and Bones

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These stories are vivid, memorable and beautifully crafted. I was delighted to discover Niamh Mulvey’s work. Honest, daringly fresh and stunningly written, these stories cut right to the very essence of what it means to be young Niamh Mulvey's stories are compassionate yet unflinchingly honest. She is a remarkable new talent with a distinctive voice and viewpoint. I can't wait to read more of her work A brilliant collection, from a remarkable talent. These powerful stories come to us zinging with truth and wit, with pain and insight and joy A hugely impressive debut that pivots on tiny moments rendered large, with such skill. Panoramic, precise, in controlled, stunning prose. Closely observed, sparely told and deeply felt, the ten stories of Hearts and Bones will stay with you after you finish the book In Hearts and Bones, Niamh Mulvey demonstrates that she is a brilliant anatomist of shame and longing. This is a book to relish Mulvey's precision, humour and economy are a kind of close up magic, albeit one that kicks you in the heart. Monolithic themes brought to a shimmering, livid clarity. Exceptional Astute, surprising and wholly entertaining . . . There is a rich wit at play, Mulvey is an adept practitioner Highly accomplished, inventive . . . What stands out is Mulvey's command of her own originality . . . Though a debut writer, Mulvey is coming in at a high level with a book that delivers much and promises more Beautifully written . . . a striking, page-turning debut Marvellous . . . A short and sweet debut collection brimming with poised assurance . . . Mulvey is an extremely talented writer Gorgeous stories full of humour, insight and readability Poignant and lyrical . . . Unsparingly honest in their perspective, these stories invite us to observe the fragility of truth and life. Using crisp prose and, it seems, almost total recall, Niamh Mulvey's stories chronicle a changing Ireland. Hearts and Bones is a terrific debut collection from a writer full of promise Mulvey is a stylish and inventive, yet precise, writer who captures a contemporary sensibility in her stories of love and disillusion Mulvey is masterful in her brevity, conjuring the light and dark from seemingly ordinary situations with the penning of a single, pointed detail. Rich but simple language creates a tug of war between spiky, sharp observations and moments of clarity and softness for the shared human experience Expand reviews