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Heaven Lies About Us
Eugene McCabe
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004

Wholesome. Delicious.

Water. Malted Barley. Hops. *

Einstein's favorite pastime was chopping wood. Life's best things are often the simplest.

Sea Trout, Salt (3.0%), Smoke. *

This principle applies to art. Without clutter, only power remains. Elemental. The sharp intake of breath is a wind storm that knocks a body flat.

Buttermilk. Wholemeal flour. Vegetable oil. Oak flakes. Yeast, Salt. *

Eugene McCabe's fiction boils away what unnecessary shit weaker stories have piled against the great Irish truths of abuse, religion, repression, hope and famine. Simply and powerfully put, this is the real stuff.

Cheddar. *

Those constantly recycled Irish themes used to bore me. "Been there, done that." Truth is, I had never really been there at all.

Traditional music. A Tin whistle. Punk Rock. *

Real pro's make it look easy.

Critical Mick recommends Heaven Lies About Us

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