"Irish Times"
"The first and more gripping half of this fascinating, important book by Ed Moloney recreates Hughes's IRA career through his later reflections on it."
"Daily Express"
"This candid analysis of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, as seen through the eyes of two men of violence, is full of revelations...The memories of both men are vivid, gossipy and informed by an intense moral passion."
"Telegraph""[A] moving new book, which traces the conflict from [Hughes' and Erskine's] often diametrically opposed perspectives... Moloney's book expertly interweaves the two men's recollections with a detailed narrative of the conflict."
"Telegraph," April 17, 2010
"[A] moving new book, which traces the conflict from [Hughes' and Erskine's] often diametrically opposed perspectives... Moloney's book expertly interweaves the two men's recollections with a detailed narrative of the conflict."
"Open Democracy"
"How do you document the history of a conflict in which illegal organisations are among the central players? Voices from the Grave, by the veteran Northern Ireland correspondent Ed Moloney, is an intriguing attempt to answer that question." "Irish Central," July 23, 2010"Moloney's journalistic style pairs well with the jarring pictures of violence provided by his interviewees. ...Both Hughes and Ervine are now dead, making "Voices from the Grave" a definitive historical text...With few other recorded examples of paramilitary figures discussing the destruction and killings surrounding the Troubles, "Voices from the Grave" is an important addition to its field and an engrossing read." Basil and Spice, July 12, 2010""Voices From the Grave" is an important work of oral history, and thanks to Moloney's expertise on the subject of the violence in Ireland, is fleshed out and set in context so a non-specialist reader can grasp the details of the violence of the IRA and the UVF and other factions." Mary McWay Seaman, "National Book C
