In Dublin, a newspaper editor called Cartwright is found dead. One of his colleagues, Owen Simmons, discovers a dossier on Cartwright's desk containing a photograph that brings him back to a dusty road in Africa and to a woman he once loved.
Not Untrue & Not Unkind is Owen's story--a gripping tale of friendship, rivalry, and betrayal among a group of journalists and photographers covering Africa's wars. It is an astonishingly powerful and accomplished debut that immediately establishes Ed O'Loughlin as a mature master of the novel form.
About the Author :
Ed O'Loughlin was born in Toronto and raised in Ireland. He reported from Africa for the Irish Times and other papers and was Middle East correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age of Melbourne. Not Untrue & Not Unkind is his first novel. He lives in Ireland.
Gerard Doyle, a seasoned audio narrator, he has been awarded dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards, was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008, and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He was born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England. In Great Britain he has enjoyed an extensive career in both television and repertory theater and toured nationally and internationally with the English Shakespeare Company. He has appeared in London's West End in the gritty musical The Hired Man. In America he has appeared on Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order. He has taught drama at Ross School for the several years.
Review :
"[O'Loughlin] set himself a lofty goal, and he largely achieves it...[Not Untrue & Not Unkind] vividly re-creates the life of a foreign correspondent."
-- "Booklist"
"A page-turning novel...O'Loughlin's writing is vividly descriptive and evokes the sights and sounds of war-torn Africa...gripping."
-- "Daily Mail (London)"
"Comes alive through vibrant but restrained prose. [O'Loughlin's] words flow from the page, making it an easy, albeit sad, read...[A] great success."
-- "Metro (London)"
"O'Loughlin is a graceful writer. He can evoke a scene or a character in a few short sentences."
-- "Guardian (London)"
"O'Loughlin's spare style is reminiscent of Hemingway's...Contains equal measures of beauty and brutality."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Passionate, colorful...Love story and tragedy, mystery and professional satire (à la Evelyn Waugh's Scoop) all rolled into one."
-- "Irish Times"
"The writing...combines both straight reportage and lyricism."
-- "Telegraph (London)"
"With its intensely evocative language and atmosphere of looming tragedy, Not Untrue & Not Unkind is a book that far transcends the usual literary efforts of the former combat reporter. It stands as an elegy not only for Simmons' band of colleagues but for a golden era of journalism."
-- "New York Times Book Review"
"A fine, darkly authoritative novel."
-- "Joseph O'Neill, New York Times bestselling author"
"Fantastic writing, great subject...The most exciting first novel I have read in many years."
-- "Anne Enright, New York Times bestselling author"
"One of the most powerful debut Irish novels of the last decade."
-- "Sunday Business Post"
