An Ireland of Snakes and Bollards

Rising Dust  New  book by Dr Arthur Broomfield The Bram Stoker connection. The book that’s sure to raise eyebrows,’ ‘controversial,  from the popular author who is no stranger to controversy,’ and  ‘so, so funny,’ are some comments from readers of Rising Dust by the Laois poet, Beckett scholar and author of When the Dust  Settles. So, what themes does the much-admired writer explore in the fifteen short stories that pack the pages of this outstanding contribution to Irish literature  - ‘Ernest Hemingway meets Flann O’Brien,’ as one critic names it ? The strange murder of a Chief in a fictitious Irish prison; a miraculous find after the wake of a local farmer; a double murder after the pubs close in Portallen; the erotic fascination of a   young wife for a muscular lifeguard and its dramatic climax, are stories sure to entertain the reader. Broomfield is proud of his connection to Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, through Hugh Gordon Stoker, who is buried in a Portlaoise graveyard. Dr Broomfield, who cites Hemingway as an influence, has participated in residential workshops with the famous author, Claire Keegan. This book is highly recommended; not to be missed.