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Disturbance
Disturbance | Jamie O'Neill
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Nilus Moore, a young Irish boy, lives with his father in their decaying, shambolic house. Haunted by the death of his mother, he escapes the chaos outside in the refuge of his room where he plays obsessively with an enormous matt-black jigsaw, its orderly perfection an answer to his loss. His garlic-chewing father has taken to his bed with a bottle of brandy, oblivious of his own brother's plans to demolish his already crumbling house. As the rest of his world seems to tumble around him, Nilus has to struggle to keep his home - and his sanity - from falling apart.
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Disturbance | Jamie O'Neill
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I was fourteen then, and my father in his late fifties. Of course he already was, always had been, a Catholic. I attended the local Presentation Brothers school. We were a Catholic father and son. But this was a different story. My father intended us now not only to be Catholic, but to be religious with it.
Love the voice of Nilus Moore in this dark, funny & poignant story 🦋

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Photo doesn't do it justice, but a sunny May Day in the West of Ireland is #readingheaven

umbrellagirl Looks beautiful! 6y
Nicohlay Oh man what I would give to visit Ireland. Especially on a pretty day like that! 6y
Onioons Thanks @umbrellagirl @nicholay I only mention it cos it's quite rare 😁 6y
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