Tags: Novel.
The Shan Van Vocht a phonetic rendering of the Irish phrase An tSeanbhean Bhocht (The Poor Old Woman a traditional name for Ireland) is a novel by James Murphy detailing the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The protagonist of Seamus Deane’s Reading in the Dark finds something exquisite in [its] blend of bad weather . . . [and] fire implied danger [and] a love relationship.