Trick of the Ga Bolga

Set against World War II, this is a tragi-comic tale of an Englishman who tries to start a potato farm in rural Ireland, and is mistaken for a hero by the locals - with bizarre consequences, escalating to accidental death, suicide, and murder.&quote;McGinley's story is by turns funny and ferocious. His characters live. His dialogue rings true. His world is as real as the book in your hand&quote; - The Washington Post