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Brilliant, subversive, profound I was toying with the idea of writing my first on-line review, but Juan of Columbia has pushed me to do it today. Anyone who couldn't find a plot in this novel, couldn't find a pit in an apricot! This glorious book -- which seems so accessible, and indeed, is accessible - uses language and style with elegance and depth and tells a story of such importance, that I can't imagine anyone not being moved and even changed by the reading. There are so few novels about men, their place in their families and in the family of man. This is just, simply, one of a kind. It may be the most satisfying book I've ever read. I've now shared "Ireland" with a number of friends and we all feel the same way. Just bowled over. So - Juan, thank you for the inspiration to write and share my views - in hopes that I can inspire more folks to pick this up and find, in it's pages, their own ideas about family and history, secrets and stories, what it is we were meant to be and what it is we leave behind. Whatever you do, don't miss this book!