“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Welcome To Lilyput


It’s Princess Lily’s world. Mr and Mrs Grand Vizier just live there …

11 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh, how cute:)
Congratulations! She is the sweetest cutie.
Take good care of her and enjoy the parenting part.
Helga

Unknown said...

No I've never met Mrs. Grand Vizier, so I'm going to say that I think she looks like her da...

Fiona said...

She's a wee dote. Has she started those piano lessons yet?

Patricia said...

A perfect picture of your little lady. Life awes.

Anonymous said...

Soon you'll start to notice that when you go places with Lily, your presence really isn't necessary. As long as she's there, everyone is happy. Until the diaper needs changing that is, then she's yours again.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Now, that's more like it. Keep the cute baby pictures coming. She's absolutely beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Yes, who can possibly have any interest in crime writing or blogging when there are baby pictures to melt over.

More!

Declan Burke said...

Thank you kindly, folks ... the Grand Vizier has temporarily been usurped by his evil brother, Big Sad Sap. Oh, and Sinead? She's actually the spit of her mum at that age ... and who'd want to inflict my gomey features on a lovely little bundle like that anyway? Cheers, Dec

Anonymous said...

Ahhh. I was going for that old theory that all babies look like their daddies so that they know it's their little 'un.

Still lovely though!

Anonymous said...

Dunno how I missed this Declan.

Congrats!
Eoin