Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Death in the Family | 2017 | Billy O’Callaghan | Buy |
Billy O’Callaghan’s individual short stories include A Death in the Family, published as a standalone work in 2017. O’Callaghan is primarily known as a short story writer, and his individual stories have appeared in literary journals and magazines across Ireland and internationally.
A Death in the Family deals with themes that run through much of O’Callaghan’s work: family, mortality, and the way people cope with grief. His prose in shorter forms is direct and controlled, letting the emotional weight of the story build through specific details rather than grand statements. Readers who enjoy this story will find more of the same in his full short story collections.