205. Brian Moore - Lies Of Silence
- Tim O'Brien
- May 9, 2014
- 1 min read
What a joy and relief to read a book with a (great) plot, characters, and even themes - a catholic family in Belfast targeted, as a courier for a bomb, by the IRA.
Dillon, the central character, is also having an affair with a Canadian journalist, so the lies of silence are private as well as political. His confrontations with the priest towards the end are brilliantly done.
Very good indeed — would make a great film and unlikely not to win a Booker prize, for which it was shortlisted.
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