a deftly plotted story as moving as it is compelling' Sunday Mirror Praise for Holding, winner of the Irish Book Awards' Book of the Year 2016

This compelling new novel confirms Graham Norton's status as a fresh, literary voice, bringing his clear-eyed understanding of human nature and its darkest flaws. She has no sense of where she is going, only that she must keep on. And perhaps, had she not found the small stash of letters, the truth would never have come to light.Ĥ0 years earlier, a young woman stumbles from a remote stone house, the night quiet but for the tireless wind that circles her as she hurries further into the darkness away from the cliffs and the sea. The house of her childhood is stuffed full of useless things, her mother's presence already fading. There is nothing here for her she wonders if there ever was. And then the tide turns.Įlizabeth Keane returns to Ireland after her mother's death, intent only on wrapping up that dismal part of her life. The truth drifts out to sea, riding the waves out of sight. ' ANDREW O'HAGANįrom the bestselling author of Holding comes a masterly tale of secrets and ill-fated loves set on the coast of Ireland. 'Perfectly crafted, a beautiful, gripping account of Irish memory and deceit. 'Charming and tender, a complete joy.' SUNDAY MIRROR 'It's a sad and lovely book, brimful of tenderness and compassion, where the revelations of the past upturn the perceptions of the present.' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Smart, well-written and thoroughly entertaining.' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Moving and darkly funny.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A gripping, thoughtful tale about the search for identity, belonging and self-possession.' OBSERVER Will easily be one of my books of 2018.' JOHN BOYNE A powerful, very sad story, beautiful writing, two time frames that are perfectly balanced. 'Atmospheric, creepy and impossible to put down.' the TIMES

His grasp of human loneliness and longing is beautiful and comforting.' MARIAN KEYES 'A compelling and moving story, expertly told, that will draw you in and keep you in its grip until the last page.' DAILY EXPRESS *** SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS ***

Graham norton a keeper