Kevin Toolis is a writer and film-maker. He is the author of an acclaimed chronicle of Ireland's Troubles, REBEL HEARTS and the memoir MY FATHER'S WAKE. He has written for the NEW YORK TIMES Magazine and the GUARDIAN and reported on conflicts across the world. As a film-maker Toolis has won a BAFTA for Best Single Drama and was nominated for an Emmy for his documentaries on the Middle East. His family have lived in the same oceanside village on an island off the coast of County Mayo for the last 200 years.
