LAUNCH: Caragh Maxwell in conversation with Eoin McNamee
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We are delighted to present the Dublin launch of Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell, who will be in conversation with Eoin McNamee for the occasion. Join us at 6.30pm on Wednesday 1st of October for an evening of conversation as Caragh discusses her remarkable debut novel. Refreshments will be served, and booking is essential as we’ll be hosting this in our upstairs café where space is limited. Please use the form below.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:
‘Unsparing and affectionate, this crackling debut tears through the landscape of the Irish midlands with rawness, candour and humour that will make Caragh Maxwell’s voice immediately known.’ – Anne Enright, author of The Wren, The Wren
‘Maxwell is the most naturally gifted young writer of her generation and Sugartown is a stunning debut.’
– Eoin McNamee, author of The Bureau
‘A very real and penetrating account of modern Ireland… Deeply affecting and startlingly real.’
– Elaine Feeney, author of As You Were
‘Exquisite. The narrative beats with the thrum of the bass then devastates in tender, heartbreaking moments. Utterly compelling, authentic and raw, this is a stunning debut and Caragh Maxwell’s voice is one we should be hearing.’
– Una Mannion, author of A Crooked Tree
‘Sugartown is hugely enjoyable. A book full of memorable scenes, with a remarkable ending that eschews the lure of neat resolution in favour of messy, life-like truth. A triumph.’
– Carlo Gébler
ABOUT CARAGH MAXWELL:
Caragh Maxwell is a writer living in Sligo town. She graduated from the Trinity College MPhil in Creative Writing in 2023, and her essays, poems and stories have been published in The Irish Times, The Cormorant and other publications. Her writing focuses on the self, memory, and womanhood. Sugartown is her debut novel.
ABOUT EOIN MCNAMEE:
Eoin McNamee is the author of eight novels including Resurrection Man, later filmed, and the Blue Trilogy. His work has been nominated for and won many major prizes including the Booker Prize, the Gordon Burn Prize, the Kerry Fiction Prize, the Imison Award and the CWA Steel Dagger. His latest novel, The Bureau, has been described by David Peace as “his most personal and heartbreaking novel yet, and stands shoulder to shoulder with his finest work”.
