<p><strong>'Like the best philosophy, and the best intellectual history, this is serious stuff dealt with a light hand.'</strong> - <em>Roy Foster, The Guardian</em><br /><br /><strong>'[Richard Kearney's] argument that appreciating story is an essential part of being human is strong and true.'</strong> - <em>The Guardian</em><br /><br /><strong>'Like the best philosophy, and the best intellectual history, this is serious stuff dealt with a light hand.'</strong> - <em> Roy Foster, The Guardian</em><br /><br /><strong>'Kearney's chief virtue has always been pedagogical, as a gifted storyteller of ideas, and this work is no exception. The first and final parts are exemplary in this respect, providing a concise and morally robust defence of the importance of structured narratives for the way we make sense of our past, present and future '</strong> - <em> Michael Cronin, The Irish Times</em><br /><br /><strong>'A paean to storytelling...The voice is clear, humane and level-headed. Kearney serves as an guide through this brief history of the ways stories have worked, for better or for worse, in our lives.'</strong> - <em> Molly McLoskey, The Sunday Tribune</em></p>