Paula Byrne, Author at Catholic Herald

Paula Byrne

May 02, 2022

Bad Relations by Cressida Connolly Viking, £14.99, 288 pages Families don’t always bring out the best in people,” says one of the characters towards the end of Cressida Connolly’s novel Bad Relations. Despite its title, this gem is about much more than familial discord through the generations; its themes are memory, loss, grief and redemption.

Diary: Hail Marys are invaluable in times of need, says Paula Byrne

October 21, 2021

Two years ago at the age of 52 I had a minor heart attack. I know it was minor, because I’m still here to tell the tale. It happened just as lockdown began, so I was alone during surgery, and was not permitted visitors in the hospital ward. In several respects, I preferred being alone.

For richer, for poorer

July 05, 2021

Antonia Fraser's latest biography "bursts with energy and simmering, righteous anger", says Paula Byrne

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