Praise for The Last Matchmaker

The Last Matchmaker, just published by Little Brown’s Sphere imprint, has been getting good reviews from the broadsheet press, alongside praise for Philip’s particular skill in capturing the voices of the people he works and writes with.

On 14th January, The Times, in a feature article about Willie Daly called ‘You have to find the magic’, wrote that “Willie’s book may have been ghostwritten but it is all him: the pages conjure an Ireland which many believed had vanished along with the fairies he describes.’ And The Irish Times also pointed out that ‘the stories of his matchmaking life, which, as he says, Philip Dodd has helped him put on paper, retain the flavour of the spoken word and a nice turn of phrase.’ And a couple more lines from the Irish Times piece: ‘The tone is demure, but full of fun and an understanding of human nature… Even if you are not looking for a better half, the book is an entertainment in itself, and, moreover, a great advertisement for the delights of west Clare.’