'Shem The Penman Sings Again' deals creatively with the relationship between James Joyce and renowned Irish tenor John McCormack. It examines Joyce's love of music and song through the Earwicker Twins, Shem the Penman, and Shaun the Post in 'Finnegans Wake,' shedding light on Joyce's difficult final novel.
Set over Halloween weekend of 1987, My Brothers is the story of three young brothers' epic quest to replace their dying father's watch. Noel, 17, serious, weighed down by responsibility; Paudie: 11, cocky, not so bright and dreams of playing in goals for Liverpool and Scwally: 7, naive and obsessed with Star Wars (despite never actually having seen the films). Using a battered ...