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Patrick McGrath Quote

Various pieces of huge dark furniture constricted the passage, and the place smelled of boiled fish. I was shown into the parlor, where the gloom of that overcast day was filtered through windows curtained in dingy lace.

Patrick McGrath

Various pieces of huge dark furniture constricted the passage, and the place smelled of boiled fish. I was shown into the parlor, where the gloom of that overcast day was filtered through windows curtained in dingy lace.

Tags: fish, furniture, lace

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About Patrick McGrath

Patrick McGrath may refer to:

Patrick McGrath (novelist) (born 1950), British novelist
Patrick Joseph McGrath (born 1945), Roman Catholic bishop to the Diocese of San Jose, CA
Patrick McGrath (psychologist) (born 1948), Canadian psychologist
Patrick McGrath (Irish politician) (died 1956), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
Patrick W. McGrath (died 2001), Irish Fine Gael politician
Patrick McGrath (Irish republican) (1894–1940)
Sir Patrick Thomas McGrath (1868–1929), Newfoundland politician
Patrick Rory McGrath (born 1956), British comedian, television personality, and writer