ASPIRING writers take note, a Limerick author who is seeing a book of his in print for the first time at the age of 71 says it’s never too late to start your dream project.
‘Nothing To Be Done‘ is a memoir by County Limerick native Dermot O’Sullivan, tracing life as he experienced it growing up in Old Pallas before moving to London as a young Irish immigrant.
It is a pen picture of the lived experience of many Irish people in the years between 1950 and 1980.
“I think a lot of people will relate to the stories in the book, they are my experiences from the 60s in Limerick and the 70s in London, when a lot of young Irish people had to emigrate,” Dermot told the Limerick Post.
Now living in Ireland again, in Dublin, Dermot said he is delighted to see a book of his in print, published by Harvest Press and now available in O’Mahony’s bookshop.
Having written short stories and had some published in various journals, Dermot won an award in the short story section of the prestigious Listowel Writers Week competition.
“I originally sent a combination of short stories and memoirs to the publishers and they wrote back telling me people buy one or the other but not both,” he said.
“I took the hint and got together enough pieces for the memoir and they agreed to publish that.”
Dermot says that while it took time to get as far as having his writings published, it shows aspiring writers that “it’s never too late. Keep putting pen to paper.”
Nothing to be Done is published by Harvest and is available online and through O’Mahony’s book shop.
