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Holding: A Novel
Washington Square Press
ISBN13:
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A New York Times bestseller From Graham Nortonthe BAFTA Awardwinning and hugely popular BBC America television hostcomes a charming debut novel set in an idyllic Irish village where a bumbling investigator has to sort through decades of gossip and secrets to solve a mysterious crime. With its tale of provincial life, gimlet-eyed spinsters, and thwarted love
it feels almost like a Miss Marple mystery written by Colm Tóibín (The New York Times). The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama, and yet its inhabitants are troubled: Sergeant P.J. Collins hasnt always been this overweight; Brid Riordan, a mother of two, hasnt always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross hasnt always felt that her life was a total waste. So when human remainssuspected to be those of Tommy Burke, a former lover of both Brid and Evelynare discovered on an old farm, the villages dark past begins to unravel. As a frustrated P.J. struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his professional life, he unearths a communitys worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regrets. Darkly comic, at times profoundly sad, and especially inviting because of its tongue-in-cheek wit (Kirkus Reviews), Holding is a masterful debut. Graham Norton employs his acerbic humor to breathe life into a host of lovable characters, and explorewith searing honestythe complexities and contradictions that make us human.
- | Author: Graham Norton
- | Publisher: Washington Square Press
- | Publication Date: May 08, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
- | ISBN-10: 1501173278
- | ISBN-13: 9781501173271
- Author:
- Graham Norton
- Publisher:
- Washington Square Press
- Publication Date:
- May 08, 2018
- Number of pages:
- 272 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback/Fiction
- ISBN-10:
- 1501173278
- ISBN-13:
- 9781501173271