“A masterpiece. As good a book as you will read this year or next.”The Sunday Express “Very moving, wonderfully evocative, challenges our myths about heroism.”The Daily Mail “A touching tale of the difficulties of being a father or son.” The Observer My Father Was A Hero: The True Story Of A Man, A Boy And TheContinueContinue reading “My Father Was A Hero”
Author Archives: Cole Moreton
What Will The World Be Like In 100 Years?
A piece inspired by news that baby girls in one village can expect to live to be 100 years old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVn1h7dJkUI
Hungry For Home
Hungry For Home: A Journey To America From The Edge Of Ireland was published by Viking and Penguin. “Extraordinary … when I put it down I wasn’t sure whether I had seen the film or read the text; the quality of its writing creates an essence which is both visual, oral and literary.” Irish Times
The Last Islandman
“I don’t know if I will be able to make it,” says Mike Carney, looking out across a wild stretch of water to the place where he was born 92 years ago. “I would like to put my feet down there one more time, but I wonder, is it possible?” Frankly, it seems crazy to try.ContinueContinue reading “The Last Islandman”
Flood Diary: Canoeing To Muchelney
The Somerset village became an island, with only one to get in or out. By boat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcaRaxLUyn8
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