Flightlines is a love story, set on Achill Island in the West of Ireland during and after the Second World War. Jack Golden's urge for sexual fulfillment is counterbalanced by Grainne Flannery's more spiritual longings. When Golden seeks release by flying Spitfires during the war, and when Grainne joins a convent of contemplative sisters, flesh and spirit appear to have been irreconcilably sundered. But perhaps there is a way to redeem human love? The novel, Deane's second, explores the forces of gravity and grace as they work in ordinary lives, creating a contemporary love story of intense passion. The language is crisp, imaginative and exciting and the narrative gripping; the tension is beautifully held to the very end. The novel leaves a lingering human resonance that will remain long in the mind. John F Deane is well known as poet, founder of Poetry Ireland and editor of The Dedalus Press. His first novel, One Man's Place, published by Poolbeg in 1994, was greeted with acclaim. The Evening Press said Deane takes your breath away and leaves you exultant with his writing. The Irish Times called it a poetic thriller and Vincent Banville welcomed a very fine debut and one that deserves to be read widely. - from Amzon