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2019 | Fiction & Poetry
Elizabeth Keane returns to Ireland after her mothers death, intent only on wrapping up that part of her life. And perhaps, had she not found the small stash of letters, the truth would never have come to light.
Forty years earlier, a young woman stumbles from a remote stone house into the darkness and away from the cliffs and sea. She has no sense of where she is going, only that she must keep on.
This compelling novel confirms Graham Norton’s status as a fresh, literary voice, bringing his clear-eyed understanding of human nature and it’s darkest flaws.
Graham Norton
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| Published by | Coronet |
| Edition | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781473664999 |
| Language | English |
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We swap between events of the present (where Elizabeth has lost her mother and goes back to Ireland and ends up discovering things about her past) and events of the past (where we find out how things actually played out and not just how they were told), finding out things from the past that are clearly not known in the present but really should be.
The story kept me engaged after the first 50 pages and that’s when I knew it would become a book that I wouldn’t want to put down and, when I did, one that I couldn’t wait to pick back up again. It’s quite a short story, and kept me guessing about what had happened in the past throughout. Even until the end I was guessing about what had happened before it was revealed - some things were easier to guess than the rest.
Graham Norton’s writing was a dream to read, it was so easy to find yourself immersed in the story and not realise how long you had been sat reading it. My only problem with it was it was a little slow to start for my liking and a little bit confusing until you got into the rhythm, but overall one that I would recommend and I’m glad that it was recommended to me.