The Pig Did It

A poster pig, a pig of evil and redemption, and shall we go so far as to say a Pig of Peace? Why not? Joseph Caldwell does in this hilarious send-up of the Irish lyric novel. What the Pig did to the lives of the title characters-star-crossed lover-the heart broken and triumphant who act out ancient tales of passion and family feuds against a lush and wild Irish land and seascape could only have happened in the mind of a novelist as seasoned and freewheeling as Caldwell. When you stop laughing long enough, you'll want to go to the nearest pub, order a Guinness, and share the tale of what the pig did, or come to think of it-did he do it, and why? Fear not, you won't have to wait long for further laughs and yes, suspense, because this is only the first in the Pig Trilogy.