This novel explores the lives of his three sons, Herbert (The Gatemaker), George (The Gambler) and Charlie. From prosperity to poverty, the characters are made to face up to the often terrible consequences of their own actions, evoking a moving and elegiac testament of Dublin and Belfast in the years during and after the second world war.
The Gambler
This haunting novel, the second of the trilogy, is set for the most part in Dublin between the wars and is a disturbingly accurate picture of a family’s slow decline.
