‘In 1973 ‘An Apology for Roses’ was a daring book by any standards. It was considered then to be a ‘dirty book.’ That it is being reprinted in 2016, forty-three years after it was first after it was first seized by the customs and submitted to the rigours of the censorship board, is refreshing. It sold over 30,000 copies in the first week of publication.’ — From the Introduction by Gearoid O’Brien.
