Praise for The Closet of Savage Mementos: 

 

- The Sunday Times

‘Ní Chonchúir began her writing career as a poet, and the lyrical influence is obvious from the start…Ní Chonchúir manages to strike a delicate balance between passion and poetry…The Closet of Savage Mementos is a book that will appeal to, and deserves, a wide audience.’ 
- Sunday Business Post

‘[An] engaging book…In this most readable novel, Ní Chonchúir explores how our past shapes and informs our present… there are layers here and depths.’
- Irish Independent 

'The past is ever present in Nuala Ní Chonchúir’s The Closet of Savage Mementos, a moving and beautifully written portrait of death, grief and motherhood... She doesn’t flinch when tackling the dark truths of human behaviour, the savage mementos at the heart of family relationships and growing up. Earlier work has drawn comparisons to Edna O’Brien. With her ability to get inside a story, and a writing style that is both lyrical and exact, it is easy to see why.'
- The Irish Times

'A new novel from Nuala Ní Chonchúir comes with one expectation above all – it will be good, very good…Compelling and deeply accomplished, The Closet of Savage Mementos is the product of a powerful literary talent.' 
- Cork Evening Echo