The O’Leary siblings arrive in their new village under suspicious circumstances. Desperate to make a new start and leave their troubled life behind, the O'Learys offer few, contradicting details about their past. A tangled web that leaves you wondering who to trust.
The stylistic shift from American Southern gothic to Irish gothic pervades Heap Earth Upon It, setting both plots into motion ... Chloe Michelle Howarth’s take on the gothic provides a refreshing perspective.
Powerful ... There’s really nothing to criticise in Heap Earth Upon It. It’s an outstanding depiction of repression, obsession, loss, and grief, and a fascinating study of four people who would be better off apart but are stuck together by circumstance and simply can’t figure out how to break free.
Captures the rhythms and underlying tensions of an Irish village through the eyes of multiple characters ... An engrossing chronicle of restlessness and desire.
