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Thomas Lynch is the author of two collections of essays, Bodies in Motion and at Rest and The Undertaking, which was shortlisted for the 1997 National Book Award, and two collections of poems: Grimalkin & Other Poems and Still Life in Milford. He lives and works in Milford, Michigan, where he is the funeral director, and in West Clare where he keeps an ancestral cottage.
A curious and engaging series of pieces which retain a personal and historical flavour...while he is excellent on Irish history and the immigrant experience -- Stephanie Merritt * Observer * By turns diverting, evocative and provocative, Booking Passage gets to grips with all the muddle and multiplicity of its author's lifelong concerns. It does so, to our enjoyment, in a spirit of discernment and delight' -- Patricia Craig * Independent * Heartfelt and artfully expressed * Scotland on Sunday * There are some beautiful observations about what it means to embrace a new culture, while holding on to, and romanticising, an old one...[with] lyrical and moving descriptions of Ireland, Irishness and the linguistic consequences of American cultural imperialism * Time Out * Profound, funny and immensely moving * Sunday Times * Beautifully written in a masterly style with the poet's touch on every page * Irish Independent * Diverting, evocative and provocative * Independent * His style has energy that takes my breath away it's so fresh and unexpected -- Elmore Leonard A lovely book * Washington Post *
