[In the following review, the critic opines that Ridgway's characters' tendency toward excessive imperviousness and heartlessness "may leave readers cold".]
Set in Ireland,...
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[In the following review of The Long Falling, Blodgett observes that Ridgway "captures the bleakness and passion of contemporary Ireland."]
A family driven off-kilter by the accidental d...
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[In the following review, Ver Steeg is impressed with Ridgway's creative ability to establish setting and tone, but is critical of his characterization mechanics—describing them as �...
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[In the following review, Patterson notes the narrative voice, imagery, symbolism and warnings of hypocrisy in The Long Falling, but is leery of Ridgway's attempt to "link" the &#...
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[In the following review, the critic states that the emotional intricacies contained within The Long Falling are "thoroughly examined."]
The complex relationship between love, fear and b...
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[In the following review, Mahoney remarks that Ridgway has "seamlessly" woven "incendiary issues … into a story that is at times excruciatingly suspenseful."]
Grace ...
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