Menagerie

Nuala O'Connor's Menagerie is as wild as it gets: a kaleidoscopic collection of beautiful forms and patternings. She has narrative gifts in abundance and can swing effortlessly from folktale to allegory to prayer to fable to scientific nugget. So many fascinating byroads & loanings, back alleys & shortcuts, motorways & roundabouts, avenues & promenades for readers to ramble and be amazed. At its tender heart is a deep compassion for the plight of creatures, including us humans, and the dramas we spin about ourselves.