Book description
Liam, a fallen angel with a bad track record, has arrived in America
through the back door, an illegal immigrant stuck with the worst kind of
job and a reputation for trouble. Forced on the run, he links up with
another fallen star, a beautiful, pregnant girl called Angel. Hampered,
yet spurred on, by Angel's lowlife boyfriend, Liam finds the wide open
spaces bring him a freedom not advertised by the immigration brokers
back home and the chance to run towards the life he had always dreamed
of. Michael Collins writes with his characteristic rawness and anger
about the Irish in 80s America. He brings a new poignancy to our
understanding of the emigrant experience and of the loneliness of not
belonging. Michael Collins was born in 1964 in Limerick, Ireland. He
is the author of six novels, and two collections of short stories. His
work has garnered numerous awards, including a Pushcart Award for Best
American Short Stories, The Kerry Ingredients Irish Novel of the Year,
along with being shortlisted for The Booker Prize and IMPAC Prize.
Collins is also an extreme athlete and has won The Last Marathon in the
Antarctic and set a record time in winning both The Himalayan 100 Mile
Stage Race and The Everest Challenge Marathon. He is currently training
for The North Pole Marathon in 2006. www. michaelcollinsauthor. com
