Said the Dead by Doireann Ni Ghriofa Divided Press The Besieged City is a

The Besieged City is a proving ground for the intricate language and the radical ideas that characterize one of her century’s greatest writers—and an ironic ode to the magnetism of the material

as well as his studio portraits of the artist creating The Tomb

conveying a dreamlike

who’s tired of feeling like a side character in her own life

'freedom from the cares of this world'

Said the Dead by Doireann Ni Ghriofa Divided Press The Besieged City is aFrom the author of A Ghost in the Throat, an unforgettable book both history and ghost story that will leave you gasping by its final page. In the city of Cork, a derelict Victorian mental hospital is being converted into modern apartments. One passerby has always flinched as she passes the place. Had she lived in another time, she too might have found herself held within those walls. Now, she notices a sign: FOR SALE. It is the first of many signs.