IMPERFECT BEINGS

Review for previous collection:

"Bolger writes with great intuition about the secrets and lies that circulate beneath the surface of our everyday lives."

-- Leagues O'Toole * Sunday Business Post *

Review for previous collection: 

"Secrets Never Told is a taut collection of stories delivered with precision and poise."

-- Dani Gill * The Irish Times *

If his book has a unifying theme it’s the toxic potential of memory, which can bubble up at any time to overwhelm the flimsy present. And the older you get, the heavier the past’s burdens become.

-- Paul Whitington * Book review: Toxic potential of memory *

And Dermot Bolger writes best when he writes sparely, at times delivering blunt life lessons, unvarnished home truths. 

-- Paul Whitington * Book review: Toxic potential of memory *

'In the short story collection Imperfect Beings, Dermot Bolger explores the messier layers of our existence with skill and passion.'

-- Helena Mulkerns * Imperfect Beings by Dermot Bolger: The fine-tuned work of a mature master writer *

'In deft, fine strokes of detail throughout, his canvas bears witness to how often people walk through life dressed in deceit, self-deception and confusion.'

-- Helena Mulkerns * Imperfect Beings by Dermot Bolger: The fine-tuned work of a mature master writer *

'As with all Bolger’s works, he captures the stubborn, vibrant life force of his characters, flawed and often flailing in an Ireland that is hard as concrete.'

-- Helena Mulkerns * Imperfect Beings by Dermot Bolger: The fine-tuned work of a mature master writer *

'If Bolger’s fiction canon kicked off with a cutting-edge novel about youth, then readers who have followed his powerful and extensive body of work since The Journey Home will appreciate this collection as the fine-tuned work of a mature, master writer addressing themes that ring true with the years.'

-- Helena Mulkerns * Imperfect Beings by Dermot Bolger: The fine-tuned work of a mature master writ