'A story of courage, heart, of coming back for more, of love and
struggle and the power of both' Joseph O'Connor
A No.1 bestseller, It's Not Yet Dark is an unforgettable book
about relationships and family, about what connects and separates
us as people and, ultimately, about what it means to be
alive.
Simon Fitzmaurice is an award-winning writer-director. His films have screened at film festivals all over the world and won prizes at home and abroad. He writes regularly for The Irish Times. His short fiction has been shortlisted for the Hennessy Literary Award and his poetry has appeared in the quarterly publication West 47. Simon is currently working on his first feature-length film My Name is Emily. He lives in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, with his wife Ruth and their five children.
Beautifully written. Utterly life-affirming - Alan RickmanA beautiful love story - in its essence that's what this is. Survival stories are not about surviving, they're inherently about what makes a survivor push through. A desire to remain in the light of all creation, even as a darkening is taking place. A darkening which happens to us all - Colin FarrellIf you are hungry for truth and beauty, read this book - Roisin Ingle, The Irish Times[A] gripping, affecting, sometimes funny read by a natural-born storyteller with something to say about the weight and the value of a life...If you need a story of courage, of heart, of coming back for more, of love and struggle and the power of both, It's Not Yet Dark could be the elusive thing you're after - Joseph O'ConnorPart memoir, part stark document of the way [Simon] and his family have dealt with motor neuron disease, and part fierce celebration of being alive, It's Not Yet Dark is powerful, gripping and compelling - The Irish Times[It's Not Yet Dark is] a demonstration of a will to live that is breathtaking...There's a rhythm of immediacy that feels like a still-beating heart whose strength is beyond admirable. It is a work of a documentary poetry...an extraordinary read - The HeraldAn unforgettable read about what it means to be alive - Woman's Way magazineThe word 'inspirational' is over-used, but if ever a book deserved this epithet, this is it - Sunday Independent
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