The Glorious Heresies

Set in Cork in the wake of Ireland’s economic downturn, the novel follows several characters living on the fringes of society. At its centre is an accidental killing committed by 59-year-old Maureen, which in different ways implicates everyone else. Around it the plot takes in drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, drug dealing, prostitution, religious abuse, unplanned pregnancy and organised crime. It was first published in the United Kingdom by John Murray in 2015.