The Colony

Written by Audrey Magee

Narrated by Stephen Hogan

In 1979, as violence erupts all over Ireland, two outsiders travel to a small island off the coast in search of their own answers, despite what it may cost the islanders.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Jun 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666582079

Audrey Magee

AUDREY MAGEE worked for twelve years as a journalist and has written for, among others, The Times (London), The Irish Times and The Guardian (UK). She has a master's degree in journalism from Dublin City University and an honours bachelor of arts degree in German and French from University College Dublin. She lives in Wicklow with her husband and three daughters.

Reviews for The Colony

[Leah Barton Tew · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book has a pretentiousness that was exacerbated by the narration, but it would be pretentious no matter. Specifically, it’s riddled with dreamy - and at times boorish - streams of consciousness that are too heavy handed to feel natural. Much of the dialogue is the same way.

I had trouble getting into it, and it never really goes anywhere. Even the ending - almost a non-ending- just kind of sits there, not doing anything. One could argue that the “story” is reflective of the underlying theme, but that doesn’t make it any more interesting or compelling.

If I were depicting this book in color, it would be beige.