Review
Not having enough time to enjoy the
things that matter in life is a common complaint in
Kinvara, in County Galway on the west coast of
Ireland. People are late for breakfast, late for
school, late all the time. There's barely enough
time for music and dancing - the specialty of the
Liddy family who are renowned for holding the best
céilís (dances with traditional Irish music,
pronounced cay-lees). In fact, people all over
Ireland are short of time. Some adults think that
it's because the children are so over-programmed
that they can "scarcely even find time for making
mischief" anymore, others blame it on Ireland
joining the European Community - but there is
something more sinister afoot.
When J.J's mother jokingly...
Beyond the Book
Kate Thompson was born in
England in 1956, the youngest of
three children. Her parents were
social historians, both writers,
and both very active in the
peace and anti-nuclear movements
during the cold war years. After
she left school she worked with
racehorses for several years in
England and the USA before going
to college to study law, which
she left after a year to go
traveling to India, where she
spent the best part of two
years. She moved to Ireland in
1981 where she lives with her
partner Conor Minogue and their
two daughters. She started...
