tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post8553299495185203734..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: Who Is This Man Joseph Hone?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-80897382849908218222011-09-15T10:50:27.596+01:002011-09-15T10:50:27.596+01:00John - From the sounds of things, Hone was to all ...John - From the sounds of things, Hone was to all intents and purposes Irish, although it also sounds as if his style / influences are very English / British. All of which is entirely irrelevant, of course; what matters is that the books sound terrific. I've been promised a copy of THE PRIVATE SECTOR, and hopefully it'll arrive soon-ish ... I'll keep you posted. <br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-59898029896986554762011-09-15T09:10:14.212+01:002011-09-15T09:10:14.212+01:00Born in England it seems but was given up to a fri...Born in England it seems but was given up to a friend aged 2 and moved to Dublin. Raised by his Grandfather and friends Hubert and Peggy Butler. His grandfather was a biographer of Yeats and George Moore. Wicked little Joe was published by Lilliput Press in 2009John Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-74177049400443158422011-09-14T16:36:52.268+01:002011-09-14T16:36:52.268+01:00But is he Irish? T'interweb tells me he was ed...But is he Irish? T'interweb tells me he was educated in Dublin. Fantastfiction.com has him as an Englishman. The jig-saw thickens as Kinky Friedman might say.John Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-18313129405128311372011-09-14T05:43:02.528+01:002011-09-14T05:43:02.528+01:00Wow, nice cover art. Thanks for that.
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I al...Wow, nice cover art. Thanks for that.<br /><br />----<br /><br />I also would like to say: thanks again, Dec, for having the copy of ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL my way. I've now added to the number of lauding reviews, in my small way, on my blog and in the customer reviews at Amazon.<br /><br />I expected it to be good, but I was simply floored by its excellence and obvious literary value. I plan on reading it again next week and posting more on it then, without duplicating the gushing praise it has already received--yet without spoiling its surprises for other folks.<br /><br />My link, by your grace, is here:<br /><br />http://trackofthecat.blogspot.com/Richard L. Pangburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717563750065476750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-41478696879658592622011-09-13T19:29:51.171+01:002011-09-13T19:29:51.171+01:00I have come to great pleasure since finding your b...I have come to great pleasure since finding your books, and blog, so I will check this author out. However, totally off topic, I feel like an idiot for my comment yesterday. I am now sailing through AZC and loving it. And of course, the characters have a life of their own. I can not put this down, and I stayed up way too late. Once again, your humor and humanity is showing. You do life with children like no other, as well as the other stuff. What a pleasant experience.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-22853919996488330782011-09-13T11:22:32.236+01:002011-09-13T11:22:32.236+01:00Judging by the cover of The Private Sector you hav...Judging by the cover of The Private Sector you have there, looks like you stumbled upon <a href="http://existentialennui.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-edition-of-private-sector-by.html" rel="nofollow">my post on Joseph Hone</a>, which Jeremy Duns helped out on. Nice to see the word on Hone spreading further!Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-74694660934954946122011-09-13T10:51:32.391+01:002011-09-13T10:51:32.391+01:00Crikey, I'd never heard of him either. Sounds...Crikey, I'd never heard of him either. Sounds very interesting. Thanks for this!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700441634700745541noreply@blogger.com