Alice Falling

This book had me hooked from the first page. Alice is trapped in a marriage to the bullying Paddy. Because of things that happened in the past she feels that Paddy is the best she deserves. Alice unravels in this book, we glimpse her loveless marriage and abusive husband, her love for gentle John, her relationships with her friends and her family. We learn that although she may be falling, she is certainly not as fragile as what we first perceive.

This is an incredible book. From the second I opened it I couldn't put it down. I actually finished it in one night, but i have to say i didn't sleep too well afterwards. It's the shocking story of a woman who has been used and abused but she has no intention of being beaten. The incredible thing about it is the way it's written. I never read a book like it before. William Wall is in my view the best Irish writer I have read in quite a while and that's saying something. The words are so poetic even though the things he's writing about are horrible and frightening. The ending is shocking and surprising and there's a twist that really changes everything almost in the last page.