Prestige Drama

BRILLIANT . . . GLORIOUSLY VIVID GUARDIAN

DISARMINGLY HILARIOUS SUNDAY TIMES

ROLLICKING . . . CAUSTIC, WITHERING AND GENUINELY FUNNY INDEPENDENT

FUNNY AND TRAGIC TLS

SUCH AN ENTERTAINING READ DAILY MAIL

BOISTEROUS NEW YORK TIMES

A COMEDY ABOUT TRAGEDY. BRUTAL, PROFOUND AND VERY FUNNY - NINA STIBBE

Derry is already abuzz with news that famous American actor, Monica Logue, has flown to the city and will be starring in a new series set during the Troubles. And then she goes missing . . .

All eyes are on Diarmuid, the flaky scriptwriter who was the last to see Monica alive. From budding young actors hoping for a role to grieving parents whose story forms the backbone of the narrative; newspaper editors covering the mystery to taxi drivers hearing all the news from their clients, Prestige Drama follows the city's cast as they all try to locate themselves in Monica's disappearance.

Seamas O'Reilly's debut novel is a comedy about dramatising tragedy and the responsibilities of a teller to a tale. It brings to life the voices of a city, the people, families, and communities who find themselves obsessed with, and terrified of, interrogating their past.

VERY FUNNY . . . [O'REILLY] HAS A GIFT FOR CAPTURING STRANGE BEHAVIOUR AND THE COMEDY IN ALL OF OUR UGLY HUMANITY OBSERVER

SPARKLING WITH HEARTACHE AND WIT. I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERY CHARACTER - CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE

BRISTINGLY FUNNY, RICHLY HUMANE. SEAMAS O'REILLY HAS A RARE AND VITAL COMIC GIFT - MARK O'CONNELL

I HOWLED WITH LAUGHTER. SEAMAS IS A NATURAL STORYTELLER - ANNIE MAC

A HILARIOUS AND PROFOUND NOVEL - ED CAESAR

NOBODY ELSE COULD WRITE A BOOK LIKE THIS ABOUT TRAGEDY, LOSS AND WHO GETS TO TELL A STORY, WITH SUCH DEFT AND MOVING WIT - EVA WISEMAN

O'REILLY IS A STARTINGLY PERCEPTIVE WRITER SPECTATOR