{"product_id":"9781473664999","title":"A Keeper","description":"Author: Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473664999\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Jul 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling and moving story, expertly told, that will draw you in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e keep you in its grip \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003euntil \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe last page.'  DAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent ... his writing is evocative and perfect. His grasp of human loneliness and longing is beautiful and comforting.' MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Atmospheric, creepy and impossible to put down.' \u003cb\u003ethe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I raved about \u003ci\u003eHOLDING \u003c\/i\u003etwo years ago ... \u003ci\u003eA KEEPER\u003c\/i\u003e is even better. A powerful, very sad story, beautiful writing, two time frames that are perfectly balanced. Outstanding. Will easily be one of my books of 2018.' JOHN BOYNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A gripping, thoughtful tale about the search for identity, belonging and self-possession.' OBSERVER\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Moving and darkly funny.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Smart, well-written and thoroughly entertaining.' IRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Charming and tender, a complete joy.'  SUNDAY MIRROR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perfectly crafted, a beautiful, gripping account of Irish memory and deceit. A \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eterrific\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eachievement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.' ANDREW O'HAGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHOLDING \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a masterly tale of secrets and ill-fated loves set on the coast of Ireland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Lonely Leinster Lady, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm not really sure how to begin . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe truth drifts out to sea, riding the waves out of sight. And then the tide turns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Keane returns to Ireland after her mother's death, intent only on wrapping up that dismal part of her life. There is nothing here for her; she wonders if there ever was. The house of her childhood is stuffed full of useless things, her mother's presence already fading. And perhaps, had she not found the small stash of letters, the truth would never have come to light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e40 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. She has no sense of where she is going, only that she must keep on.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375445889182,"sku":"ADS-9781473664999","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473664999.jpg?v=1767670739","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473664999","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}