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Alec S. Ireson

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Alec S. Ireson is a new author who hails from Penzance, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. During the late nineties he studied film, media, and communications at Goldmiths in London. He has since worked as a youth arts worker.

Alec writes genre-defying literary fiction that immerses his reader.

His debut novel, Greenthorne, was published in the summer of 2025.

A brief blurb:

‘While their bones rot in Greenthorne’s graveyard, the ghosts of Oliver’s past are but a few of the adversaries he encounters amidst the shambles of his cheerless and troubled routine. Can Oliver prevail nonetheless?’

Meanwhile, Alec’s second novel, Uncle Emile, is underway. It is a meditation on love, life, art, and poetry!

His current film project, a short entitled Drum Heart,
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Average rating: 4.89 · 9 ratings · 9 reviews · 1 distinct work
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Greenthorne by Alec S. Ireson
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“Greenthorne” is an evocative and haunting debut that blurs the line between psychological drama and ghost story. Set in northern England during the interwar years, it follows Oliver, a man struggling to reconcile the ghosts of his past—bot" Read more of this review »
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
"Having been completely blown away by this book, I needed a little time to process my thoughts before putting pen to paper and writing my review. It was most definitely a five-star read for me, but as I pondered on why that was the case, I decided to " Read more of this review »
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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
Oscar Wilde
The First Witch of Boston by Andrea  Catalano
"I enjoyed this books approach as it depicts the interaction of husband and wife in an historical setting that reveals an ugliness in our nation's past. I found it well written and believable. Give it a go, I recommend it highly."
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For someone who currently has difficulty reading due to eyesight issues, the fact that I did not shelve this book unfinished speaks volumes about its brilliance and power to seduce. Along the way, I’ll admit I often found myself wrestling with the wo ...more
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“But life had become a prison already, with Marion's thoughts as his cage.”
Alec S. Ireson, Greenthorne

“Let the wild garden of your imagination bloom. Save the pruning and weeding till later.”
Alec S. Ireson, Greenthorne

“Let the wild garden of your imagination bloom. Save the pruning and weeding for later”
Alec S. Ireson, Greenthorne

“But life had become a prison already, with Marion's thoughts as his cage.”
Alec S. Ireson, Greenthorne

“Let the wild garden of your imagination bloom. Save the pruning and weeding for later”
Alec S. Ireson, Greenthorne

“What Art really reveals to us is Nature’s lack of design, her curious crudities, her extraordinary monotony, her absolutely unfinished condition.  Nature has good intentions, of course, but, as Aristotle once said, she cannot carry them out.”
Oscar Wilde, Intentions

“At some level, all love is combat, a wrestling with ghosts.”
Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson

“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

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