Book review: Stories that are always alive to the overwhelming weight of our pasts

Old age, waning minds, distortions of perception, and capitalism’s assault on nature are at the heart of Shane Tivenan’s alternately blunt and poetic collection
Book review: Stories that are always alive to the overwhelming weight of our pasts

Shane Tivenan ‘has a strong grasp of the inner workings of human emotion, and never shirks its darker corners.’

Sat, 10 May, 2025 - 01:00
Paul Whitington

  • To Avenge a Dead Glacier 
  • Shane Tivenan 
  • Lilliput Press,€15.95

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