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Description for Holding
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
Duneen is a quiet place, far enough from the big towns to have kept its own rhythms. Its residents include castdown policeman PJ who lives a lonely, uneventful life punctuated only by the next meal - until now; the beautiful and mysterious family of three spinster sisters each with their own secrets and sorrows; and of course, the town's gossip who think she knows the answers. When a grim discovery is made on a building site up by the old school, it becomes the catalyst for long buried secrets and rivalries to come to light and this silent, once innocent ... Read more
Duneen is a quiet place, far enough from the big towns to have kept its own rhythms. Its residents include castdown policeman PJ who lives a lonely, uneventful life punctuated only by the next meal - until now; the beautiful and mysterious family of three spinster sisters each with their own secrets and sorrows; and of course, the town's gossip who think she knows the answers. When a grim discovery is made on a building site up by the old school, it becomes the catalyst for long buried secrets and rivalries to come to light and this silent, once innocent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444792034
SKU
KMO0001244
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Graham Norton
Graham Norton is one of the UK's best loved broadcasters. He presents The Graham Norton Show on BBC1, has a weekly show on BBC Radio 2, and writes a column for the Telegraph. He is the winner of eight BAFTA awards. Born in Dublin and raised in West Cork, Norton now lives in London. His debut novel Holding ... Read more
Reviews for Holding
Poised and perceptive
Louis Wise
the Sunday Times
Deeply accomplished, with brilliantly observed, entertaining characters and an atmospheric setting
Good Housekeeping
Heartwarming and observant
Stylist
Strenuously charming...surprisingly tender
Clare Allfree
Metro
One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel.
John Boyne
The ... Read more
Louis Wise
the Sunday Times
Deeply accomplished, with brilliantly observed, entertaining characters and an atmospheric setting
Good Housekeeping
Heartwarming and observant
Stylist
Strenuously charming...surprisingly tender
Clare Allfree
Metro
One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel.
John Boyne
The ... Read more