At its centre is Achilles
'Charming and unpredictable
how to accept oneself despite one's flaws
who was genuinely convinced he was 'surrounded by idiots'
Whether captured as functional botanical records or as a means of creative expression
Walter Macken: Quench the Moon [2014] paperback DYSLE At its centre is AchillesThis is the story of Stephen O'Riordan, a true son of the wild and beautiful land of Connemara, of his hopes and ambitions, and of his passionate and stormy love for Kathleen, sister of his bitterest enemy . . . It is also the story of Ireland after twenty five years of liberty, like Stephen new in its freedom and thought yet primitive in its emotions, its people witty, bawdy, boozy, hard working, loud voiced or gentle but never dull . . .