“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
7 comments:
Aaahhhh...!!
Very cute
Mrs Vizier's taking an awful risk there, sir. If there's one thing I know about, it's babies, and I know that a baby can have your finger off in a jiffy. That's why you're supposed to let them eat out of the palm of your hand.
I see missing fingers in someone's future...
Is it me, or is she already laughing at her mom? Grandparents don't stand a chance...gifts will be rolling in for the star.
Crikey, lads, what're you rearing - piranhas? Lilyput is quite the little lady, I'm sure she wouldn't even think of snaffling a finger. The tip of the Grand Vizier's nose, now, that's a different proposition entirely ... Cheers, Dec
What a lass. Talent by the bucketful. And tell Mrs Viz to go easy on the wiping - a kid can get used to all that pampering!
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