Callaghan Books

This is a great book. Barry Callaghan has written a captivating memoir. What a full life! I highly recommend this book as it is very engaging.

Mary Rose Callaghan has a gift for telling stories.

For instance, I loved "Prodigal Daughter." Sent it to my cousin and he called me to say it was the funniest book he'd read in a long time...though I would have called that one (P.D), "Translating Dante in the Bathtub."

This one, about the sister of a schizophrenic who is trying to get him the services he needs is realistic and moving. You have to be a fighter to get anywhere.

I even like the villains -- e.g., the Momma of these adult children.

Callaghan portrays central characters who are extremely good at keeping on keeping on. Maybe that's one of the attractions for me re her work: perseverance is not my strong suit.

This story resonates with Anne Tyler themes: quirky people just trying to make their lives comfortable enough to live in. In this case, it's a thirty-something woman (I'm guessing) who has her hands full with working and trying to paint, and having the care of a schizophrenic brother who keeps getting booted out of his supervised residence.

If you're not familiar with the trials of family life with someone troubled with the psychotic breaks that typify schizophrenia, this will educate you in the ways that families *have* to be aggressive in getting decent treatment for their mentally disordered members.

The situation in Ireland (the setting of this story) doesn't seem too much different than that in the US, though I think we do have more services and more latitude in working the system.

This story could use at least one sequel, as it ends redemptively for some, but not everyone. A sequel would allow the protagonist to come to terms with her very narcissistic momma -- a doctor who has retired and shoved off the care of Billy onto her daughter.

I am going to recommend this to NAMI, which is the national group of advocates and their families or clients. I think many members would enjoy it.

JULIE OCALLAGHAN IS MORE THEN JUST A POET. SHE IS AN ARTIST THAT TRULY TOUCHES AND HEALS THE SOUL. HER LIGHT HEARTED HUMOR AND COLOFUL IMAGES MIX PERFECTLY WITH HER BEAUTIFUL CHARACTERS TO CREATE A MUST READ BOOK.
PERFECT STOCKING STUFFER FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
I LOVE JULIE OCALLAGHAN- YOU WILL TOO.

I expected great stories from Marie Ferrarella and this one was one of them -- [taken from the back]11/94 - AMERICAN HEROES: Men who give all they've got for their country, their work -- the women they love. Kirk Callaghan: A loner and determined to stay that way, he'd come back to town planning to put the past behind him.... Rachel Read: A part of that past, as alluring as ever - and now with a young son in tow.... Nine years ago, Kirk Callaghan had blown out of town like a cloud of dust. Now he'd returned, will to lay his ghost to rest. Kirk was ready for anything - except his surprising desire for lovely Rachel Reed. Anything but becoming an instant father to her troubled son. The past had left Kirk wary of love and family ties, but with Rachel in his arms, suddenly anything seemed possible.---- In all the time Kirk was gone, he wrote to Cameron Read and not to Rachel, who knew of his secret but did not share it, even with her brother. Her son Ethan needed Kirk but didn't know it. --- If you read this story, you will want to read the follow-up with Cameron's story in - "Serena McKee's Back in Town" [#2] -- a great pair of books

As a short review, allow me to just say that if you want to read the history of the development of the original American form of government and it Constitution, you will not find a better place to start than with this matchless set. I personally think it would be a good idea if it were made required reading for each elected public official in the land, at either the Federal OR State level! It is not a quick read, as he is a very careful writer, and thorough. He states a premise, and then builds upon it. I personally give this set my highest recommendation; and trust you will come to also highly regard it, and hence its Author, if you read it.

I think this is the best book to understand consumer credit law in the USA. It is up dated in every 1-2 years. Her another publication, Consumer Protection and the Law is also useful.

I think this is the best book to understand consumer protecion law in USA. It is up dated in every 1-2 years. Her another publication, Consumer Credit and the Law is also useful.

Hugh Callaghan was convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings in 1975, along with 5 other men, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was also completely innocent of every charge brought against him. This is his story, from his upbringing in Belfast and later life in Birmingham to the night that changed his life forever. It tells about the fitup, the kangaroo court trials, the police brutality, the life in prison, the refusal for many years by anyone bar a few people to believe in the innocence of the Birmingham Six. It is a damning indictment of a "justice" system which would rather a quick result than the truth and does not care about the people it destroys in the process. It is also a story of hope and of how the world can be changed when there are enough people doing it. This book is a must read for anyone who cares about true justice.

This book is a great read with a thought provoking plot. One's first thought is, it's just another horror novel but OCallaghan subtly weaves a sci-fi plot into the action of the novel. It is a treat to read.

In celebration of private eye Delilah West's silver anniversary, Five Star Press has published a wonderful edition of DEATH IS FOREVER, the first novel featuring Delilah West. An added bonus is the short story, "A Change of Clients", which introduced Delilah to readers back in 1974.

Delilah is a strong, feisty, resilient, and very human character. As Marcia Muller notes in her introduction: "When I pick up a new Delilah West mystery, I feel as though I've received a long-awaited letter from an old friend."

Maxine O'Callaghan's essay, "Twenty-Five Years with Delilah", is an entertaining and enlightening look at Delilah's growth as a character.

Ms. O'Callaghan's other novels in the Delilah series include "Down for the Count", "Trade Off", and "Set-Up". Be sure to read them!

Her Anne Menlo books, SHADOW OF THE CHILD AND ONLY IN THE ASHES, are also outstanding.