A superbly crafted novel... It conveys with great skill - probably better than any history book could - the conflicting, crisscrossing, complex loyalties of so many families caught up in those high-octane, dangerous times.
-- Brian Maye * Irish Times *
A pacy plot, lyrical writing and compelling characters.
* Sunday Independent *
Timeless... A tragic story, but with enough warmth to ultimately feel life-affirming.
* Irish Independent *
A web of intrigue, love, loss and betrayal that keeps you hooked right up to the end.
* RTE Culture *
A novel with authentic atmosphere, compelling characters, flowing language and a tumultuous finish.
* The Business Post *
A masterful novel that will never leave you.
-- Julia Keller, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer
An engrossing, enlightening, beautiful novel.
-- Jennifer O'Connell, Irish Times writer
One of his best... I recommend it.
-- Former Taoiseach John Bruton * The Irish Catholic *
Elegant, supremely crafted.
-- Patrick McCabe
Cunningham's novel is lyrically tender, but grows into a forensic distillation of nationalist and religious faultlines.
-- Dermot Bolger
Freedom Is a Land I Cannot See is an intriguing, satisfying and beautiful novel about love, loss, truth and courage.
-- Ciaran Collins