Palace and Hovel : Legare Street Press : 9781020755569 : 1020755563 : 18 Jul 2023 : Set in the slums of Belfast during the late 19th century, Palace and Hovel is a gritty and unflinching examination of poverty, violence, and social injustice. Kirwan's novel follows the intersecting lives of a group of working-class characters as they struggle to survive in a harsh and unforgiving environment. With its vivid descriptions of the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of Belfast and its unrelenting portrayal of the personal tolls of social inequality, Palace and Hovel is a powerful work of social realist fiction. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Sch