Between Dog and Wolf

Between Dog and Wolf

by ElskeRahill (Author)

Synopsis

'All that I did though - speaking for you, stealing from you, creating and undoing you, I did because I loved you.' The campus of Trinity College Dublin serves as common ground between lectures, parties and sexual encounters as students Oisin and Helen embark on a relationship that will define and change them both, and Cassandra, Helen's best friend, sinks into a savage depression that threatens to engulf her. As the year draws to an end they come to understand more of themselves and less of one another, and learn that uncertainty and devotion can be powerful destructive forces. Like 'Country Girls' imagined by Pat McCabe, 'Between Dog and Wolf' is a sometimes shocking, darkly irreverent but stirring first novel of college life in Ireland's capital.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd
Published: 30 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 1843514117
ISBN 13: 9781843514114

Media Reviews
'A dark, insightful, and utterly compelling novel.Beautifully written' - Donal Ryan. 'This is a contemporary coming-of-age novel that might shock some with its graphic depictions of sex, drunkenness and the recklessness of youth, and the book is filled with detailed scenes from the outset. But what 'Between Dog And Wolf' really feels like is the most authentic depiction of Ireland's post-boom, YouTube-raised young adults that we have had yet. Rahill has attempted to do something bravely original and, with that, has singled herself out as an intriguing and definitive voice of a new generation of Irish writers.' - The Irish Independent
Author Bio
Elske Rahill was born in 1982 and educated at Trinity College Dublin. Actress, she has appeared on the Abbey, Gate and New Theatre stages. Author of the plays After Opium and How to Be Loved, she is currently working on a short story collection. Her stories 'Manners' (2011) and 'Bride' (2012) were published in The Dublin Review.