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  1. Flood is a 2002 disaster thriller novel by Richard Doyle. Set in present-day London, the novel depicts a disastrous flood and fire of London, caused by a storm, and the consequential accident at an oil refinery, and failure of the Thames Barrier.

  2. The New Statesman said "Smile is a Trojan Horse. The tale of how a man got on with his life after an abusive childhood, in part by laughing at it, is a disguise: Doyle’s tactic is to puncture the comedy of Irish storytelling and show that it can camouflage horrific histories. Doyle is one of the best writers of dialogue we have, using it with ...

  3. The historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial. questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history, reading and writing. In this comprehensive, focused guide Jerome de. Croot offers an accessible introduction to the genre and critical debates.

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