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The Narrow Land

Christine Dwyer Hickey

From Shelf: "The Best Books by Women of the 21st Century." The Irish Times for International Women's Day 2022

The stunning new novel from the beloved Christine Dwyer Hickey, the bestselling author of Last Train from Liguria.

WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT HISTORICAL PRIZE FOR FICTION, 2020WINNER OF THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARD FOR NOVEL OF THE YEAR, 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS, 2019An Irish Independent and Irish Times Book of the Year, 2019From the author of Tatty, the Dublin: One City One Book 2020 choice________________________'It is a long time since I have read such a fine novel or one that I have enjoyed quite so much.' Irish Times1950: late summer season on Cape Cod. Michael, a ten-year-old boy, is spending the summer with Richie and his glamorous but troubled mother. Left to their own devices, the boys meet a couple living nearby - the artists Jo and Edward Hopper - and an unlikely friendship is forged.She, volatile, passionate and often irrational, suffers bouts of obsessive sexual jealousy. He, withdrawn and unwell, depressed by his inability to work, becomes besotted by Richie's frail and beautiful Aunt Katherine who has not long to live - an infatuation he shares with young Michael.A novel of loneliness and regret, the legacy of World War II and the ever-changing concept of the American Dream.'A brilliant portrait... With a beguiling grace and a deceptive simplicity, Christine Dwyer Hickey reminds us that the past is never far away - rather, it constantly surrounds us, suspends us, haunts us.' Colum McCann

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
384
Publisher:
Atlantic Books
ISBN:
9781786496744
Published Date:
6/2/2020
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 23mm
Weight:
266g
Category:
Fiction & related items

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781786496744


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