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Martin, an Irishman teaching in Paris, takes a break from married life and teaching to try and deal with his sexual confusion and residual PTSD from leaving a religious order. He travels, guilt-ridden, from place to place until he arrives in Rome and meets Hilary, a rent boy in his twenties. They begin a whirlwind affair. Martin’s wife Sarah sets out to find him… Christy, an Irish trad musician, meets Hilary in London… Sarah has a fling with Ella, a Parisian work colleague. And then a fatwa is pronounced on proceedings. Never, now, will you ride your sleekit horse…
“Disturbing, heart-warming and with generous amounts of darkly funny moments… a witty and lyrical edge.“
Ciaran O’Driscoll is a celebrated poet and author residing in Limerick, Ireland. A member of Aosdána, O’Driscoll has penned numerous acclaimed works of poetry and prose, including “A Runner Among Falling Leaves” and “The Golden Ass.” He is also actively involved in promoting literary excellence through initiatives such as the Gerald Griffin First Adult Fiction Prize.
