The days of surprise
Durcan, Paul, 1944-2015
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Paul Durcan never imagined he would be clasped by a woman again, but life is full of surprises! After all, would it surprise you to learn that at the US Ambassador's Residence in Dublin his libido almost destroyed the Peace Process? There is a new Pope, too, a 'man of constant surprise', although in St Peter's Square Durcan encounters a monk wholly lacking in the Holy Spirit. Elsewhere he muses upon the 'pre-crucifixion scenario' of being prepared for surgery, the gift of a malacca cane, the joy of retail therapy, the horror that is wheel-clamping, the 'starry mystique' of the weather forecaster Jean Byrne, suicide, bird-watching, stammering, art, Mayo, New York City, New Zealand, murder in Syria and the commemoration of 1916.
Main title:
The days of surprise / Paul Durcan.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Harvill Secker, 2015.London : Harvill Secker, 2015.
Collation:
161 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781846559716 (hbk)
Dewey class:
821 DUR
Local class:
821
Language:
English
BRN:
1332554