We are delighted to be launching the newest novel, The Red Mouth, by the inimitable Sheila Armstrong. Steeped in Irish bogland, this hauntingly lyrical novel is the story of two discoveries and the four strangers who become intertwined in their wake. To help us unearth their stories, Sheila Armstrong will be introduced on the night by fellow author Olivia Fitzsimons. We look forward to seeing you there and digging back into deep time…
All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be served.
Attendance is free but booking is essential.
PRAISE FOR THE RED MOUTH
“An absolute tour de force … One of the most powerful writers at work today” - Colin Walsh
“When the book burners knock on your door, this is one to hide in the flour barrel” - Annie Proulx
“I’ll read almost anything in sentences so finely made” - Sarah Moss
“Songlike in its beauty … A work of uncanny power and great depth” - Louise Kennedy
ABOUT
SHEILA ARMSTRONG is a writer and editor from the north-west of Ireland. How to Gut a Fish, her first collection of short stories , was shortlisted for the Kate O’Brien Award and longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. Falling Animals , her debut novel, was chosen for BBC2’s Between The Covers Book Club and shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize.
OLIVIA FITZSIMONS is from Northern Ireland now living in County Wicklow. Her debut novel, The Quiet Whispers Never Stop (2022), was shortlisted for the Kate O’Brien and Butler Literary Awards, and named as one of the Irish Examiner Books of the Year for 2022. She is a contributing editor at The Stinging Fly and commissions the This So-Called Writing Life essay series. Olivia is working on several plays, her second novel and a short story collection.