Review: All Names Have Been Changed ***
Set in Dublin in the mid-1980s, with the Irish capital in the grip of recession and a heroin epidemic, All Names Have Been Changed is narrated by Declan, the only boy of a tight-knit writing group at Trinity College.
The story follows the group, consisting of Declan and four women – Aisling, Antonia, Faye and Guinevere – who become strangely fascinated with the talented but troubled writer Glynn, and the dark and bizarre journey this obsession takes them on.
Many of us have had crushes on a teacher, but Kilroy takes this idea to a new and different level.
The novel, which looks at the shifting group dynamic as things soon take a depressing turn, also offers an insight into the writing world, particularly how isolating yet how exhilarating the creative process can be.
All Names Have Been Changed will take you on an unpredictable journey into some dark nooks and crannies, so sit back, turn the pages and enjoy the ride.
Claire Kilroy. Faber, 12.99
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