Not Untrue & Not Unkind Audiobook

Quotes

• “Fantastic writing, great subject…The most exciting first novel I have read in many years.”

  — Anne Enright, New York Times bestselling author

• “A fine, darkly authoritative novel.”

  — Joseph O’Neill, New York Times bestselling author

• “With its intensely evocative language and atmosphere of looming tragedy, Not Untrue & Not Unkind is a book that far transcends the usual literary efforts of the former combat reporter. It stands as an elegy not only for Simmons’ band of colleagues but for a golden era of journalism.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “A page-turning novel…O’Loughlin’s writing is vividly descriptive and evokes the sights and sounds of war-torn Africa…gripping.”

  — Daily Mail (London)

• “The writing…combines both straight reportage and lyricism.”

  — Telegraph (London)

• “O’Loughlin is a graceful writer. He can evoke a scene or a character in a few short sentences.”

  — Guardian (London)

• “Comes alive through vibrant but restrained prose. [O’Loughlin’s] words flow from the page, making it an easy, albeit sad, read…[A] great success.”

  — Metro (London)

• “Passionate, colorful…Love story and tragedy, mystery and professional satire (à la Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop) all rolled into one.”

  — Irish Times

• “One of the most powerful debut Irish novels of the last decade.”

  — Sunday Business Post

• “[O’Loughlin] set himself a lofty goal, and he largely achieves it…[Not Untrue & Not Unkind] vividly re-creates the life of a foreign correspondent.”

  — Booklist

• “O’Loughlin’s spare style is reminiscent of Hemingway’s…Contains equal measures of beauty and brutality.”

  — Kirkus Reviews