'The Paper Man is Bill O'Callaghan's most ambitious work to date, and it fulfils its ambitions magnificently. Exciting, moving, perceptive and wonderfully entertaining.'
- John Banville, author of The Sea
'Billy O'Callaghan's writing is powerfully emotional and wholly captivating from page one. The Paper Man is the best book yet by a truly gifted Irish writer'
- Gabriel Byrne, author of Walking with Ghosts
'Gorgeous. Billy O'Callaghan writes with such a spirit of warmth about the darkest of subjects'
- Sara Baume, author of A Line Made by Walking
'The Paper Man is a beautiful, layered novel about love, football and family. As the world falls apart in its darkest hours, this story tells of a life so bright, it echoes on into the generations: so that even in tragedy, there is always hope'
- Elaine Feeney, author of As You Were
'A lovely, piercing book'
- Sebastian Barry
'Momentuous and epic storytelling'
- Bernard McLaverty