'Thoughtful, understated . . . it has a quiet power'
- Irish Independent
'A gorgeous story of sibling love. It reads like a psychological adventure story into memory'
- Louise Nealon
'A spell-binding story of inherited grief and the unbreakable bond between siblings as they unpick memories of their shared past . . . [MacMahon's] characters feel authentic and relatable for all their flaws'
- Aingeala Flannery
'Such a treat . . . another stunner from Kathleen MacMahon'
- Henrietta McKervey
'With her usual effortless writing style and ability to make characters pop off the page, [The Home Scar] is a moving read'
- Woman's Way
'An intriguing, meticulous and generation-spanning story of love, loss and healing'
- Ed O'Loughlin
'Kathleen MacMahon's subject is memory itself: how we remember - and the impact upon our future lives when our memories deceive us. Compassionate and poignant, The Home Scar is a work of considerable moral power'
- Neil Hegarty
'A very grown-up novel about life and love, of course, and above all, the repercussions of a disrupted childhood . . . a real tour de force'
- Christine Dwyer Hickey
'The Home Scar once again displays Kathleen MacMahon's gimlet-eyed understanding of grown-up frailty'
- Hilary Fannin
'A delight - I loved every word of it'
- Catherine Dunne
'An understated, powerful read.'
- Irish Examiner
'[MacMahon's] exploration of connection, to each other and the ones we've lost, is . . . sensitively done and wrapped in the rich storytelling that has made her a notable name in Irish literature'
- RTÉ Guide
'A love story to the west of Ireland as much as it is a family mystery, this beautifully written novel will entrance anyone who has memories of childhood holidays spent in the area.'
- Liadan Hynes, Sunday Independent
'An exceptional novel by one of Ireland's foremost literary talents. A book not to be missed'
- Anne Griffin
'One of Ireland's finest twenty-first century writers'
- Margaret Madden