Experience the richly textured world of a small Irish countryside community in the 1940s with Tom Phelan's novel, which captures the rural rituals, local rivalries, and affections of the common men and women living there. Follow the lives of the unique characters in Derrycloney Lane, from Kate Glanvil trying to maintain peace to Billy Bates dreaming of Miss Hippwell. Through evocative language and keen powers of observation, Phelan's humorous and heartwarming fanfare to his childhood community is a must-read for those seeking a moving portrayal of Irish life.