Bolger has never written better… the richness of Sheila Fitzgerald’s experience and the obvious warmth that developed between them adds a special dimension to this remarkable book.

A remarkable novel… The Family on Paradise Pier attests to his being unequivocally one of the best living Irish novelists.

The Family on Paradise Pier places Bolger on a new level… the writer is a remarkable storyteller.

Possibly his finest achievement… whether he’s capturing the slums of Dublin or the pain of a missed opportunity in love, Bolger’s writing simply sings.

The novel unfolds with the graceful skill for which Bolger is remarkable.

Bolger has written his finest novel: his portrait of a lost Anglo-Irish world reaching out into every struggle of the twentieth century is fantastically adventurous.