Then, while in recovery from surgery, he travelled to a cottage on the Atlantic coast and thought again about life and the people who had profoundly affected him over the years: mentors, loves and old friends.

There at the ocean he wrote letters, with an intimacy not previously risked. Letters that would never be posted but that appear now in All the Things Left Unsaid – a vulnerable and beautifully wrought collection of insights into life, death, friendship and love.

“Powerful and profound”

Deirdre Purcell

“A beautiful book of great tenderness, love of life, and wisdom learned the tough way”

Joseph O’Connor