Explained a great deal about the last century of Irish history: the ability to hold two beliefs at the same time and never admit the contradiction. Romanticise the matyrs but condemn their methods, pay lip service to the strictures of the church in public but ignore in private.
Weird reading the dates in this story now. When I first read it 2012 was well in the future as it is in the novel. We averted the world collapse heralded in this story. Sad that we are rapidly heading towards another one.
Brilliant day to day account of the routines of a rural cop, and very Aussie. Felt like there was not a stone unturned in the social issues department, from bullying to covid denial.
Enjoyed the way the tension built despite the universal knowledge of the coming event. Interesting knowledge revealed about water supply in the Roman world.
