Solace Of The Road

Siobhan Dowd (1960 - 2007), in London geboren, stammte aus County Waterford, Irland, und verbrachte dort einen großen Teil ihrer Kindheit. Nach der Schulzeit in London studierte sie in Oxford und begann dort als Redakteurin für PEN International und als freischaffende Autorin zu arbeiten. Nach schwerer Krankheit erlag Siobhan Dowd 2007 ihrem Krebsleiden.

Solace of the Road has it all really: grit, pathos, humour, sharp observation, and a central character who catches your heart and doesn't let it go. [A] Heartbreaking road trip novel with an unforgettable central character. Moments of intense pathos combine with humour to create a book of tremendous quality. Highly recommended. thebookbag.co.uk 20081215 An amazing book for those who love a road trip story with gritty drama and great laughs woven in. Stoke on Trent Sentinel Series 20090404 ... a memorably touching story with a suitably emotional ending Guardian This page-turner invests mundane experience and every-day language with the resonance of poetry Sunday Times For readers more at home with awkward reality than sentimentality, Solace of the Road has a lot to offer. Siobhan Dowd meets every challenge with the authority of a born writer Independent ... unexpectedly life affirming, wise and mature The Times ... this gritty, realistic novel which deploys Dowd's talent for humour, will appeal to the older teenage reader Daily Telegraph Real, touching, at times gritty, but laced with humour throughout it will delight teenage and adult readers alike Irish Post