Why does the mysterious Mr Washington slowly demolish a suburban house? ‘A surreal blend of black humour, metaphor and gritty but exquisitely executed urban squalor, which for all its ingenuity never loses the soul of its story.’ The Sunday…
Author: James Lawless
Irish novelist, poet and short story writer.
In The Corpseman of the Liberties a young boy in the old Liberties of Dublin learns about growing up through his handicapped cousin and a strange bookseller. Available in Kindle at https://amzn.to/32KTbr6 (UK) or https://amzn.to/2VZB0vh (US) and other devices at…
Now on audio at audible, amazon and iTunes New to audible? Join or get free trial at https://adbl.co/2OZaOj1 (US) or https://adbl.co/2MoA0Os (UK) Below is the song which was played in the disco scene in For Love of Anna, the night…
I am delighted to announce that my critically acclaimed novel For Love of Anna, is now published as an audio book. When university student Guido van Thool accidentally bumps into the beautiful ballerina Anna Zweig in Loti’s café, it sets…
A Lucky Man Jamel Brinkley Serpent’s Tail £12.99 This debut collection of short stories comes highly recommended, having made the short list of the US National Book Awards in 2018. In an interview the author Jamel Brinkley, a graduate of…
The following is a list of my books and stories so far on audio NOVELS Finding Penelope narrated by Sarah Brady https://adbl.co/2U3bXZL Peeling Oranges narrated by Ganapathy Subrahmaniam https://adbl.co/2k7D8CO CHILDREN’S STORIES The Adventures of Jo Jo narrated by Ronald Fox…
One Hundred Miracles A Memoir of Music and Survival Zuzana Ruzickova Bloomsbury €21 Growing up in 1930’s Czechoslovakia, Zuzana Ruzickova fell in love with music, in particular the work of Johann Sebastian Bach. She revived an interest in the harpsichord,…
The Storyteller Pierre Jarawan World Editions €11.42 Samir, a young German boy of Lebanese descent, adored his father Brahim who with his wife had escaped from war-torn Lebanon in 1982 to set up a life in Germany. His father delighted…
In the nineties I wrote a short story called Diaries about Derek Foley, who sifted through the diaries of his late father, a diplomat in Franco’s Spain, and discovered things to question his paternity. I showed the story to Bernard…
I have a number of promo codes from Audible https://adbl.co/2LUAfAH & https://adbl.co/32sGth9 which will entitle you to a free audio copy of my critically-acclaimed novel Finding Penelope, narrated beautifully by Sarah Brady. If you contact me at jameslawless23@hotmail.com with your…