Since the launch of his latest poetry collection in December 2014, local author Terry Adams has now published his latest novel, Paddy Alone.

Talking with The Luxembourg Chronicle, Terry Adams stated "My new creation is a novel and forms the first part of a trilogy, something I always hoped to write. Parts two and three were published back in 2002 and 2006 respectively. The books deal with three generations of an Irish family (which in parts bears a strong resemblance to my own family)!"

Book 2: 2004 - The Eleven Ages of Caolan (1957 - 2047)

Book 3: 2006 - Two Tales incorporating The Eleven Ages of Caolan and Cillian’s Week (2047)

Book 1: 2016 - Paddy Alone (1913 - 1982)
  
This book is a work of fiction. It is built loosely around the life of Terry's uncle Paddy. Like many works of fiction it is based on a number of facts:
1. Paddy was born in 1913.
2. He was committed to a mental hospital at sixteen years of age in 1929.
3. Terry only became aware of his existence when he was sixteen in 1973.
4. He died in 1979 having spent fifty years of his life in the mental asylum. 
5. Terry saw him only once, at his funeral. 

Terry went on to explain "Paddy is a mystery to me. Unknown for so long, seen only that one time lying in a coffin in a mortuary. I have never seen a photograph of Paddy. I do not know anyone who has. I have no idea what mental ailments afflicted him but I do wonder if solutions to his illness are available today. I use the actual Christian names of Paddy’s parents, brothers and sisters throughout my story. The thoughts, words and deeds of my grandparents, aunts, uncles and my parents are all inventions of my mind. The orchard with its majestic apple trees still exists. I have attempted to bring Paddy’s story alive albeit in a fictional setting. It might stir some older memories and enlighten younger memories. His existence was kept secret from most of my generation in our family. This was the norm in society back then. I cannot tell his true story. I can only tell his story as I imagine it. I hope some readers will offer a little prayer for him and indeed for all the members of his immediate family who have departed to the great ever blossoming orchard in the sky."

Terry concluded "Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anamacha (May their souls be on God’s right side, or, Rest in Peace."