The Banyan Tree

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UK Kirkus review

Nolan's first book, Dam-Burst of Dreams, was described as 'a jubilant, lawless debut'. Under the Eye of the Clock, his second book, brilliantly and movingly told his own life-story through the life of a man who recalls his childhood as a survivor of an accident which left him brain-damaged, mute and paralysed. Twelve years later, Nolan has re-emerged as an adult writer, tackling new and complex themes in The Banyan Tree. Quite apart from the feat of writing it - typing words with a head-mounted pointer - this is a remarkable book. It is the story of Minnie, an elderly woman who struggles to keep together her land for the return of her young, prodigal son. Poetic, steeped in the experiences of the earth, and brimming with both the frolic and deep joy of language, this marks another step in the development of a unique talent. (Kirkus UK)