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Fiction
by Adam Rivett
March 2012, no. 339

A Tiger In Eden  by Chris Flynn

Text Publishing, $22.95 pb, 224 pp

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For ex-Orangeman Billy, history is a nightmare from which he’s trying to get a good night’s sleep. Haunted by ‘all the bloody faces of Catholic lads I done over and worse’, he’s an exile in Thailand, regularly numbing himself with cheap sex, beer, and the occasional fight. He claims he’s never seen the sunrise sober in his life. Things are about to change.

 


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A Tiger In Eden  by Chris Flynn

Text Publishing, $22.95 pb, 224 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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