![]() ![]() ![]() Faller tries to pry information out of Coll’s brother-and we find out that being “hanged by one’s thumbs” is, for Faller, not merely a turn of phrase. Hamilton’s foreman, Faller, is relentless both in determination and in sadism, and he steps in to track down Coll. This one event sets into motion the rest of the plot, for Coll must first hide and then escape, forced against his will to leave his family. In a rage, Coll goes to the landowner and, during an argument, accidentally kills him. Coll Coyle has a wife and young daughter (and another child on the way) and helps out on the farm of Hamilton, a ruthless landowner who’s recently informed Coll he’s being evicted for no apparent reason. Set in the 19th century, Lynch’s narrative first takes us to Ireland and to the desperation of its poorest people. A novel of great beauty and violence from Irish writer Lynch. ![]()
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