Though the Bodies Fall

Noel O'Regan writes beautifully. Though the Bodies Fall is a beautiful book -- Audrey Magee
I opened it up one evening and was instantly captivated... The atmosphere is haunting; the imagery so powerful that it gave me strange dreams. This novel is a little bit uncanny and a little bit archaic but also incredibly contemporary and prescient -- Sara Baume
I was immediately drawn into O'Regan's delicately wrought debut by the tenderness he has for his characters, and by the quiet power that builds beneath the surface of his storytelling -- Carys Davies
O'Regan writes with compassion, humour and imaginative force, signalling the arrival of a major new voice in Irish writing -- Claire Kilroy
It is rare and wonderful to encounter a talent like O'Regan - his prose is poetic, sweeping yet also so intimate, speaking to the quietest parts of ourselves and exploring how we experience our humanity when no one is looking. I cannot shake this novel; it is haunting and beautiful -- Victoria Kennefick
An absorbing and tender novel written in nuanced, luminous prose. A stunning debut from a talented new voice in Irish fiction -- Danielle McLaughlin
Touching and insightful, O'Regan has penned a tender debut novel about one man's struggle to save the many broken souls, including his own, on Kerry Head -- Anne Griffin
Written with tenderness and a starkly beautiful sense of place, Though the Bodies Fall grapples fearlessly with the most profound questions: what is the worth of a human life? What does it cost to be endlessly in service to others? Where is the line between devotion and obsession? A dark dream of a novel that holds you in its grip till the very last line -- Eimear Ryan, author of Holding Her Breath
Haunting and beautiful. Darkly compelling -- Callan Wink
[A] haunting debut * Electric Literature *
An exciting new voice in Irish literature... Some books come and go in a heated rush. This novel is a slow burner, assured and measured * Kerry’s Eye *
A quietly moving story of stalled lives and lost chances... O'Regan writes with marked authority... An arresting and original novel that is grounded in its locale * Irish Times *
This debut novel from Kerry-raised author Noel O'Regan is impressive with its haunting quality, evocative prose and rather strange premise that offers plenty of potential for drama and reflection * Irish Examiner *
A feeling of joy goes through me when I find a book I think is this special. This eloquently written debut is a contender for one of my books of the year * Prima Magazine *
A stunning debut * Good Housekeeping *
A beautiful, haunting tale that lingers in the mind. I loved it * Irish Examiner *
O'Regan creates an evocative sense of place and depicts Micheál's sense of duty, guilt and increasing self-neglect with unflinching honesty * Observer *
Brilliantly realised... Heart-breaking... Very affecting, very moving; it's difficult not to be swept along by the power of this... Its restraint is the thing I most admire about it * RTÉ Arena *
Stunning... The prose is simple and highly effective... O'Regan writes with compassion and sensitivity about the people who Micheál tries to save... Hope comes with the morning light - and there is a lot of hope in Noel O'Regan's enthralling debut novel, despite its dark subject * Sunday Business Post *
Absolutely outstanding... a stunning debut * Offaly Independent *