Ripples on the Lake

Ripples on the Lake

by Mel O’Dea

Release Date: 5 December 2024

In this hauntingly lyrical and brutally honest novel, John’s story unfolds from the sun-dappled shores of rural Ireland to London’s unforgiving streets like a bittersweet poem. With prose that dances between raw beauty and stark reality, the narrative delves deep into the human psyche, exploring the delicate balance between violence and tenderness, despair and hope. As John grapples with first love, addiction, and a descent into football hooliganism, the author masterfully navigates the complexities of trauma and alienation. Each page resonates with profound insights into the human condition, revealing universal truths through one man’s deeply personal odyssey.

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About the Author

Mel O’Dea is an artist, writer and poet. She has exhibited in London and Ireland, and as a writer has had two books published and contributed to various magazines. She is an advocate of human rights and has campaigned for the Anti-Apartheid Movement since her student days at Durham University in the late 1980s. Having had an eclectic education in both the arts and sciences, her initial career was in microelectronics. Mel now lives in Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland, and shares her accommodation with a small black and white Friend called Rainbow Dog.