Donal Ryan

Praise for Where are the Kings

Beautiful, hilarious and completely gripping… I fell in love with the whole family, the sheer goodness of them, the way Donal Ryan gets inside Jack’s heart and head and explores the gap between them, what he ...

Rachel Joyce, author of The Homemade God

The arrival of a new Donal Ryan novel always feels like Christmas morning and Where are the Kings does not disappoint. It's a powerful meditation on boyhood, family and trauma, expertly couched in Ryan ...

Jan Carson, author of Few & Far Between

I have been a fan of Donal's writing for the longest time and the wonderful THE QUEEN OF DIRT ISLAND was one of the first novels I reviewed for The Guardian. This novel though... oh my heart. To explore grief ...

Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

Beautiful, hilarious and completely gripping… I fell in love with the whole family, the sheer goodness of them, the way Donal Ryan gets inside Jack’s heart and head and explores the gap between them, what he ...

Rachel Joyce, author of The Homemade God

The arrival of a new Donal Ryan novel always feels like Christmas morning and Where are the Kings does not disappoint. It's a powerful meditation on boyhood, family and trauma, expertly couched in Ryan ...

Jan Carson, author of Few & Far Between

I have been a fan of Donal's writing for the longest time and the wonderful THE QUEEN OF DIRT ISLAND was one of the first novels I reviewed for The Guardian. This novel though... oh my heart. To explore grief ...

Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

Beautiful, hilarious and completely gripping… I fell in love with the whole family, the sheer goodness of them, the way Donal Ryan gets inside Jack’s heart and head and explores the gap between them, what he ...

Rachel Joyce, author of The Homemade God

The arrival of a new Donal Ryan novel always feels like Christmas morning and Where are the Kings does not disappoint. It's a powerful meditation on boyhood, family and trauma, expertly couched in Ryan ...

Jan Carson, author of Few & Far Between

I have been a fan of Donal's writing for the longest time and the wonderful THE QUEEN OF DIRT ISLAND was one of the first novels I reviewed for The Guardian. This novel though... oh my heart. To explore grief ...

Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

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Articles featuring Donal Ryan

“This is my most personal novel yet”: Donal Ryan on Strange Flowers

“This is my most personal novel yet”: Donal Ryan on Strange Flowers

Written in a fog of grief following the unexpected death of his father, the Irish novelist’s new book is a brilliant exploration of the bonds and secrets that make up family life.
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