Age. Love. Family. Sex. Friendship. Changes.
A novel about the inside of a woman's head.
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Callan gets inside the mind of the central character. Anyone with a passing interest is in for a treat. -- Irish Independent Newspaper, July 20, 2002
Engaging, humorous novel. Callan has a keen eye for the foibles of not just woman, but man too. -- Sunday Business Post Newspaper, Ireland, June 16 2002
Engaging, humorous novel. Callan has a keen eye for the foibles of not just woman, but man too. -- Sunday Business Post Newspaper, Ireland, June 16 2002
About the Author
MICHAEL FEENEY CALLAN was born in Dublin and started his career as a poet. He won the Hennessy Literary Award for his early fiction and wrote the drama series THE BURKE ENIGMA, which was RTE’s first crime fiction series, in 1979. After a stint with BBC Television in London as a story editor, he scripted LWT’s action series THE PROFESSIONALS and wrote a number of books for BBC Publications. Having published his novel, LOVERS AND DANCERS in 1981, Callan returned to Dublin to work on scripts for RTE and ITV. His play LOVE IS, starred Gabriel Byrne, and was directed by John McColgan.
Subsequently he adapated Frederick Forsyth Stories for Mobil Showcase in the United States. In the middle eighties he was one of the team which, in partnership with MTM Hollywood, purchased and reactivated Ardmore Film Studios in Bray, where he was based until the early nineties. In the nineties, Callan directed a number of documentaries and television series, among them MY RIVIERA, starring Roger Moore, THE BEACH BOYS 30th ANNIVERSARY film and a documentary on animator Don Bluth.
He has written biographies of Anthony Hopkins, Julie Christie and Richard Harris and this autumn Virgin Publishing will issue a revised edition of his best-selling biography of Sean Connery. His new study of Robert Redford, written with the actor-director--activist’s support, will be published by Knopf in 2003.
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Review of Did You Miss Me,
By Andrew Fitzpatrick (Co. Wicklow, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This is an engaging, thoughtful and original book. A rewarding read.
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An intense and challenging yet utltimately enjoyable read,
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"Did You Miss Me?" is an excellent book that will have you hooked from the first page. It is by no means a light read (I actually had to reach for a dictionary twice before the end of the first chapter!) but it certainly satisfies any effort made by the reader. Based inside the head of Patricia, a woman just turned fifty and on the brink of a nervous breakdown, the book leads us through a labyrinth of social warfare. As she tries to hold herself together, the world seems to be spinning out of control. A marriage whose flame has been dwindling for many years now, friends who are really anything but, children who have grown into complete strangers. It is like a window into the mind of every woman you know who is of 'a certain age', yet the story never becomes morose or downbeat. The eventual reconciliations are the book's ultimate victory, the journey may have been difficult, but the destination proves to be worth the effort. I would recommend "Did You Miss Me?" to anyone who enjoys an intense and challenging, but ultimatley enjoyable read.
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A though provoking and challenging read,
This review is from: Did You Miss Me? (Paperback)
After reading 'Did you Miss Me', my initial reaction was to pass it on to friends and family to get their reaction. 'Did you Miss Me' is very much a thought provoking and challenging read as it never allows you to take the storyline or characters for granted.Patricia is a woman of 50, very aware of her age and of life's changes that are being brought to her. She seems to not really know who she is, let alone who the people in her life are. She is acutely aware and yet quite dreamlike in her thoughts. Her angst and fear of getting older runs as a common thread throughout the book. Has anyone noticed the change? Are they willing to acknowledge and allow her to explore her 'lost' youth and her 'new' self? Is She? I did find parts of the book confusing but feel that the reader needs to be focused on the book rather than using it as a 'light' read. I had read the book over 2 days and feel that this may not have done justice to the author or the story. I am currently reading through for a second time and enjoying it even more than the first. I'm sure I'll be writing another review of the book when I'm finished it, again! I would strongly recommend people to buy the book. It will invite debate and conversation on women, men, life and love and has been the most interesting read for me so far this year.
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