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Despite everything else going on in the world, Team Parthian started 2021 with our hearts full of hope... and a couple of nice reviews too.  First up was yet another set of praise for Exiles, by Dónall Mac Amhlaigh, translated by Mícheál Ó hAodha - this time from the online arts platform Culture Matters: "Poet Mícheál Ó hAodha has now beautifully translated his late novel Deoraithe (1986) as Exiles. The experience of emigration, unskilled labouring and culture shock for native Irish speakers landing on the English job market, all feed into a gripping read... Mícheál Ó hAodha sensitively renders the Irish vernacular into very readable, authentic Hiberno-English,...

December was taken up this year with virtual get-togethers, worrying headlines, and widespread attempts to wind it all down for a much needed break. We did, however, note a few fab reviews come in for our titles before the office closed... EXILES BY DÓNALL MAC AMHLAIGH  The first English translation of Mac Amhlaigh Irish classic Exiles has been making many positive waves. Ahead of it's release in the US for spring 2021, Kirkus Reviews featured the title: 'Mac Amlaigh wrote in Irish, and his translator renders the prose as plainspoken as his working-class characters, with hopeful, even romantic moments for Niall and Nano and touches...

As the year draws to a close, our director Richard Davies shares a few words:   It's been a strange time, and as a small(ish) independent publisher we'd like to thank the UK and Welsh governments for their direct support for culture and commitment to people in 2020, enabling us to invest in new ways of engaging readers and publishing fascinating stories. And as this very odd year closes out, a short card of thanks from us to all the people (readers and writers) who have really engaged in our carnival of voices this year. Diolch yn fawr.    Merry...