| Even at this stage of life fate dealt a tough hand to Matty as far as his family was concerned, he was never to see them again. |
| Matty was well in the lead, pedalling like fury, increasing speed so he could make it through to the other side all in one go. |
| Long before the current All-Ireland club championships, Matty and his teammates could justly be called the uncrowned Club Champions. |
| Part of me wanted to tell her that Lydia had happily left home to be with Matty and was looking forward to their marriage and becoming a proper little housewife. |
| You find out about Albert Bronzini and Matty as the novel ravels into the past, as their ends lie in their beginnings. |
| You know, I really, really hate getting shot, and had I been in a position to do so I would have told Matty so, before inserting his pistol up his jacksie, sideways. |
