Tag: Deirdre Sullivan
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Book Review – Weave by Oein DeBhairduin & Deirdre Sullivan. Illustrated by Yingge Xu

Weave is a stunning work of literary art; a collaboration between writers Oein DeBhairduin and Deirdre Sullivan, and artist Yingge Xu. Containing eight stories inspired by the eight festivals in the wheel of the year, the flip reverse format – one side of the book starts with Sullivan’s stories and to read DeBhairduin’s you flip…
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Book Review – Savage Her Reply by Deirdre Sullivan

We are ourselves, and we are also stories people tell. Savage Her Reply by Deirdre Sullivan is a reimagining of the classic Irish fairy tale The Children of Lir. When Aífe’s imposed marriage to her dead sister’s widower, King Lir, dissolves into a state of unhappiness, Aífe enacts a cruel revenge by condemning her stepchildren…