‘Powerful and affecting’ Mail on Sunday
‘Flesh and Blood is living drama extracted like buried treasure from old documents and the hand-me-down stories of his relatives. I couldn't put it down’Jenny Agutter
'Intelligently structured and eloquently written, McGann’s book is a powerful homage to his family and Irish ancestry, to modern medicine and the welfare state. Packed with lively anecdotes and insights on social history, Flesh and Blood is a humble human story with a majestic theme' Times Literary Supplement.
'Drama and reality repeatedly intersect in unexpected ways in this powerful and revealing memoir' Mail on Sunday
'Eloquent in its metaphors, this book is about memory, how it shapes us, and what we choose to pass on' Irish Times
'With its mix of readable sc
