Description
The bestselling Irish debut novel - a multigenerational portrait of small-town life bursting with caustic wit - for fans of Jon McGregor, Elizabeth Strout and Paul Murray Welcome to Ballyrowan: a village built out of stories. Stories about the girl who got herself into trouble and disappeared to America, the brother and sister who both went mad, the priest who tried to help them and the doctor who had them committed, about your man going off with a young one half his age, the child he left behind, the neighbour who took her in, and what was said and done about it afterwards . . . 'Engrossing, funny, delightfully wicked' Irish Times 'A novel for anyone who ever wondered what the neighbours are really up to behind closed doors' Jan Carson, author of The Raptures 'Full of disgrace, inherited trauma and family secrets. It will make you laugh - because if you didn't, you'd surely cry' Aingeala Flannery
| EAN: | 9780241997987 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 17.04.2025 |
| Autoren: | Mackey, Orla |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 240 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Literary |
| Keyword: | historical fiction; rural; irish books; so late in the day; modern fiction; family; historical novel; new releases; families; relationships; community; deception; forgiveness; historical; love; the bee sting; loss; paul murray; reservoir 13; jon mcgregor; truth; literary fiction; contemporary fiction; family life; debut; ireland; small town; class; migration; immigration; religion; mental health; literature; books; monologue; gossip; elizabeth strout; olive kitteridge; claire keegan; small things like these |
| Fachschema: | Irland / Roman, Erzählung~Land - ländlich |
| Fachkategorie: | Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Familienleben~Historischer Roman~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Raumwahrnehmung |
| Länge: | 198 mm |
| Breite: | 129 mm |