Title: Once in another world
Description: Once in Another World is an excellent debut novel set in Dublin and Meath in 1937. Sweeney captures the political intrigue and games of the time, as well as the atmosphere, sense of place, and social relations of urban and rural Ireland. The historical contextualisation is very well done and is woven into the story without it ever feeling like a history lesson.
Subjects: Ireland, 1930s, IRA conflict, Jewish refugee, doomed love
Places: Dublin, Cavan, Meath (Ireland), London (England)
Time periods: 1937-1945