Recognition of experiences in 1970's Ireland that did not have a defined form until James Ryan shaped them in Home From England (Phoenix, £5.99).Memories of a first, surreptitious slurp of beer at the village hall, where jive alternated with the Siege of Ennis. The unspoken nuances of communal memory from an Irish townland - untroubled by facts or debate - transplanted, whole, to Irish enclaves in English cities. The surreal nature of homecomings. This beautifully written book re-invented the essence of my growing up.