Holding
«Poised and perceptive»
Louis Wise, the Sunday Times
**Graham Norton's new novel Frankie is out now**
'A gentle comic crime story'
GUARDIAN
'Poised and perceptive'
SUNDAY TIMES
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'A gentle comic crime story'
GUARDIAN
'Poised and perceptive'
SUNDAY TIMES
'A beautiful piece of writing'
KATHY BURKE
The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. Sergeant PJ Collins hasn't always been this overweight; mother of two Brid Riordan hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste. So when human remains are discovered on an old farm, suspected to be that of Tommy Burke - a former love of both Brid and Evelyn - the village's dark past begins to unravel.
As the frustrated PJ struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret.
Darkly comic, touching and at times profoundly sad. Graham Norton employs his acerbic wit to breathe life into a host of lovable characters, and explore - with searing honesty - the complexities and contradictions that make us human.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Hodder Paperback
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 320
- ISBN
- 9781444791983
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 21 x 16 cm
Om forfatteren
Holding won the An Post Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction. A Keeper was shortlisted for both the Specsavers Popular Fiction Award and the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction. Home Stretch won the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction and has been optioned for a major TV series. Holding was made into a high-profile ITV drama, directed by Kathy Burke, and Forever Home was shortlisted at the 2022 Irish Book Awards.
Anmeldelser
«Poised and perceptive»
Louis Wise, the Sunday Times
«Deeply accomplished, with brilliantly observed, entertaining characters and an atmospheric setting»
Good Housekeeping
«Heartwarming and observant»
Stylist
«Strenuously charming...surprisingly tender»
Clare Allfree, Metro
«One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel.»
John Boyne, The Irish Times
«An undercurrent of black comedy accompanies the ripples that ensue - but with a pathos that makes this deftly plotted story as moving as it is compelling.»
Sunday Mirror
«charming...thoughtfully done...highly enjoyable.»
the Guardian
«Full of emotion and tense moments. You will be gripped from the first page.»
Woman's Own