Leaves for the Burning

Leaves for the Burning is Mervyn Wall's third novel, and his first non-humorous work. Set in a small town in the Irish midlands, it explores the passing of youth and opportunity and the onset of premature aging, against the backdrop of a fiercely-insular community.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Leaves for the Burning". www.swanriverpress.ie. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ "Leaves for the Burning, Reviewed". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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[1] "Leaves for the Burning". www.swanriverpress.ie. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[2] "Leaves for the Burning, Reviewed". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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