Book review: A Shadow in the Yard

Liz McManus Ward River Press, €16.99; Kindle, €6.72

LIZ MCMANUS wrote her debut novel, Acts of Subversion, in the 1980s. Well-received, it was shortlisted for the Aer Lingus/Irish Times award.

She had already won prizes for her short fiction — including a Listowel prize and a Hennessy Award, but she had no confidence. She could not write a second book.