Care Turns Threatening in This Tense Irish Visit
Care, guilt and threat sit close together in this tense Irish story. Neil Tully's setup suggests a compact drama where ordinary concern can turn dangerous faster than anyone expects. The tension grows from recognisable human obligations and uneasy responsibility. The pressure feels quietly credible.
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Care Turns Threatening in This Tense Irish Visit
Care, guilt and threat sit close together in this tense Irish story. Neil Tully's setup suggests a compact drama where ordinary concern can turn dangerous faster than anyone expects. The tension grows from recognisable human obligations and uneasy responsibility. The pressure feels quietly credible.
- Book Synopsis
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The lad is a bit like a stray dog. I keep an eye on him and throw him a few scraps. There are plenty of people in this town who'd just as soon drop him off in the wilderness and hope there's no scent to follow home. The problem is that Patrick could find his way out of any wilderness and they wouldn't like whatever starved thing came back. Sergeant Jim Field feels a guilty paternalism for Patrick Hatten, a young man struggling to find a job, a life and a purpose in a small-town Wexford community. Both are used to being on the fringes but while Jim is a romantic with bad health and regret, Patrick is full of anger and action, and his actions could have devastating effects.
Ideal for readers who:
- Want compact Irish drama where care, guilt and danger sit uncomfortably close.
- Like small-town stories about people living on the edge of sympathy and threat.
- Watch characters whose ordinary choices may have devastating consequences.
- Prefer tension rooted in responsibility rather than spectacle.
- About The Author
- Neil Tully lives in Cork. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Limerick. The Visit is his first book.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781804442005
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Eriu, (26 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 304
- Weight
- 352 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 153 x 22 mm
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