THE PAWNBROKER’S REWARD
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Declan O’Rourke’s award-winning album, Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine, was released to critical acclaim in 2017. It illuminated an extraordinary series of eye-witness accounts, including the story of Pádraig and Cáit ua Buachalla. Four years on, in Declan’s meticulously researched literary debut, the story of the ua Buachalla family is woven into a powerful, multilayered work showing us the famine as it happened through the lens of a single town – Macroom, Co. Cork – and its environs.
“A detailed and evocative telling of one of our nation’s darkest stories. The Pawnbroker’s Reward brings the famine to life and infuses it with a humanity often missing from historical accounts.”
– Ray Darcy, broadcaster, RTÉ Radio 1.
‘A powerful and gripping piece of writing from a born storyteller, a tale shaped with the lyricism of a songwriting giant.’
– Joseph O’Connor, novelist and author of ‘Star of the Sea’.
‘The narrative is just like his singing voice, full of powerful strength and compassion; a born storyteller in words as well as in music.’
– Michael Harding, author, columnist, playwright.