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Old Dog for the Hard Road: In the best traditions of Frank O'Connor and John B. Keane, Pete Duffy's quirky captivating stories feel drawn from the stones and dirt of a bygone era.

Old Dog for the Hard Road: In the best traditions of Frank O'Connor and John B. Keane, Pete Duffy's quirky captivating stories feel drawn from the stones and dirt of a bygone era.

Pete Duffy
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Old Dog For The Hard Road is a compilation of short stories from well known Irish author, poet, musician and playright Pete Duffy. Old Dog For The Hard Road is the first book in his series.

Growing up in Cork city, Petes poems, tales and short stories about love lost, family life, Irish culture, humor and even his unique insights into other diverse cultures captured in verse and short story make Petes work very unique.

Although his literary work is largely fiction, there is more truth in Petes stories and poetry when you read along. Capturing snapshots of Petes history growing up on the north-side, to other historical events occurring overseas, you are transported along, captivated with each poem and with each tale that Pete has so poignantly created.

Growing up in the north side of Cork city in hard times, Pete brings his life experiences, wit, Cork humor and great imagination into his stories and poems that are not just all about Cork but also reflect his wider interest in mankind. Pete’s writing is entertaining, and it is also full of light and hope and courage, and is charged with the expressions of his highest and deepest feelings and declarative of his grandest thoughts, that are so redolent of his sentiment.

They remind us that there is a scared part to life which evokes from us a very human and sympathetic response. These are real stories and each one can speak for itself and therefore needs no further introduction beyond its own title.

As a fireside companion, it is magnetic, yet this is a book than can be taken up in broken hours, and enjoyed for its pure tastes, refined pleasures, and the love of home, country, man and God, I know of nothing better than this, and I can hardly utter a more kindly wish for every home than that “ Old Dog for the Hard Road” may pass into an honored position in every one of them.

Reviews
In the best traditions of Frank O’Connor and John B. Keane, Pete Duffy’s quirky captivating stories feel drawn from the stones and dirt of a bygone era. At balancing poignancy and humour, at delivering with pitch/perfection the exact tone of the genuine Cork brogue, Pete has few equals and no betters.
Billy O’Callaghan – Irish Book Award Winning Author of ‘The Things We Lose, The Things We Leave Behind’.

I laughed I cried “Old Dog for the Hard Road” is a gem.
Author – James McKeon

His words are from the heart with an originality that shines like a rainbow, with an honest brush his nostalgia paints scenes we can all recognize.
Cliff Wedgbury – Author of “Kiss” and a “Lingering Adolescence”.

Pete Duffy is a farmer of stories and this, his inaugural crop, shows us that the flavour of home grown beats anything universal.
Ronnie McGinn – Chairman Douglas Writers Group.




About: Irish historical fiction, poetry, poet, literature, historical fiction, tales, story, book, family, poems,love lost, Irish fiction, Irish writers, Irish fiction, Irish short stories, Irish authors, Irish poet, Irish culture, Cork, Irish heritage, Irish poetry, Pete Duffy, Pup for the Boreen,
Language
English
Pages
142
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
September 17, 2015

Old Dog for the Hard Road: In the best traditions of Frank O'Connor and John B. Keane, Pete Duffy's quirky captivating stories feel drawn from the stones and dirt of a bygone era.

Pete Duffy
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Old Dog For The Hard Road is a compilation of short stories from well known Irish author, poet, musician and playright Pete Duffy. Old Dog For The Hard Road is the first book in his series.

Growing up in Cork city, Petes poems, tales and short stories about love lost, family life, Irish culture, humor and even his unique insights into other diverse cultures captured in verse and short story make Petes work very unique.

Although his literary work is largely fiction, there is more truth in Petes stories and poetry when you read along. Capturing snapshots of Petes history growing up on the north-side, to other historical events occurring overseas, you are transported along, captivated with each poem and with each tale that Pete has so poignantly created.

Growing up in the north side of Cork city in hard times, Pete brings his life experiences, wit, Cork humor and great imagination into his stories and poems that are not just all about Cork but also reflect his wider interest in mankind. Pete’s writing is entertaining, and it is also full of light and hope and courage, and is charged with the expressions of his highest and deepest feelings and declarative of his grandest thoughts, that are so redolent of his sentiment.

They remind us that there is a scared part to life which evokes from us a very human and sympathetic response. These are real stories and each one can speak for itself and therefore needs no further introduction beyond its own title.

As a fireside companion, it is magnetic, yet this is a book than can be taken up in broken hours, and enjoyed for its pure tastes, refined pleasures, and the love of home, country, man and God, I know of nothing better than this, and I can hardly utter a more kindly wish for every home than that “ Old Dog for the Hard Road” may pass into an honored position in every one of them.

Reviews
In the best traditions of Frank O’Connor and John B. Keane, Pete Duffy’s quirky captivating stories feel drawn from the stones and dirt of a bygone era. At balancing poignancy and humour, at delivering with pitch/perfection the exact tone of the genuine Cork brogue, Pete has few equals and no betters.
Billy O’Callaghan – Irish Book Award Winning Author of ‘The Things We Lose, The Things We Leave Behind’.

I laughed I cried “Old Dog for the Hard Road” is a gem.
Author – James McKeon

His words are from the heart with an originality that shines like a rainbow, with an honest brush his nostalgia paints scenes we can all recognize.
Cliff Wedgbury – Author of “Kiss” and a “Lingering Adolescence”.

Pete Duffy is a farmer of stories and this, his inaugural crop, shows us that the flavour of home grown beats anything universal.
Ronnie McGinn – Chairman Douglas Writers Group.




About: Irish historical fiction, poetry, poet, literature, historical fiction, tales, story, book, family, poems,love lost, Irish fiction, Irish writers, Irish fiction, Irish short stories, Irish authors, Irish poet, Irish culture, Cork, Irish heritage, Irish poetry, Pete Duffy, Pup for the Boreen,
Language
English
Pages
142
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
September 17, 2015

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