This is a rich novel, narrated by young Paddy Maguire, of his life growing into young adulthood in a Dublin slum of the late 1930s and 40s Ireland. Consider it a Dublin version of The Catcher in the Rye with lustful, lusty, thirsty, hard-working Paddy--a character as memorable as Holden Caulfield or Studs Lonigan--drolly detailing his adventurous adolescence. Goodbye to the Hill tells the story of a young man desperate to escape the confines of poverty and stifling mores, yet is an uplifting story, peppered with picaresque incidents, colourful language, and captures the delightful humour that transcends the hard times of Dublin’s inner city life.
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### Review
Mr. Dunne adds another dimension by introducing a measure of romantic realism..." -- *Oxford Times, UK , December, '65*
“Dublin with its pubs, its drinkers and its flaneurs, provides a fascinating sentimental education for a young man on the make... -- *Book of the Week Slot - Richard Lister - Evening Standard, London , '65*
### From the Publisher
Lee Dunne, whose work was banned in Ireland at one time, is also hailed as one of its most successful authors. The timing is right for a revival of this delightful work that has become an Irish classic. Not only the Irish will relate to Paddy Maguire. He is the universal adolescent in bondage to a self-image that he detests because of its strong resemblance to the child he is desperate to outgrow. Dandelion Books brings forth this a new edition of Goodbye to the Hill with a preface by Dunne that tells the quirky story of its overwhelming success.
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This is a rich novel, narrated by young Paddy Maguire, of his life growing into young adulthood in a Dublin slum of the late 1930s and 40s Ireland. Consider it a Dublin version of The Catcher in the Rye with lustful, lusty, thirsty, hard-working Paddy--a character as memorable as Holden Caulfield or Studs Lonigan--drolly detailing his adventurous adolescence. Goodbye to the Hill tells the story of a young man desperate to escape the confines of poverty and stifling mores, yet is an uplifting story, peppered with picaresque incidents, colourful language, and captures the delightful humour that transcends the hard times of Dublin’s inner city life.
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### Review
Mr. Dunne adds another dimension by introducing a measure of romantic realism..." -- *Oxford Times, UK , December, '65*
“Dublin with its pubs, its drinkers and its flaneurs, provides a fascinating sentimental education for a young man on the make... -- *Book of the Week Slot - Richard Lister - Evening Standard, London , '65*
### From the Publisher
Lee Dunne, whose work was banned in Ireland at one time, is also hailed as one of its most successful authors. The timing is right for a revival of this delightful work that has become an Irish classic. Not only the Irish will relate to Paddy Maguire. He is the universal adolescent in bondage to a self-image that he detests because of its strong resemblance to the child he is desperate to outgrow. Dandelion Books brings forth this a new edition of Goodbye to the Hill with a preface by Dunne that tells the quirky story of its overwhelming success.