Description
Book Synopsis**Pre-order Graham Norton''s new novel Frankie now**
''Atmospheric, creepy and impossible to put down''
THE TIMES
''A compelling and moving story, expertly told''
DAILY EXPRESS
''Magnificent ... his writing is evocative and perfect''
MARIAN KEYES
From the bestselling author of Holding comes a masterly tale of secrets and ill-fated loves set on the coast of Ireland.
Elizabeth 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.
40 years earlier, a young woman stumbles from a remote stone house, the night quiet but for the tireless
Trade Review
A compelling and moving story, expertly told, that will draw you in and keep you in its grip until the last page. - DAILY EXPRESS
Magnificent ... his writing is evocative and perfect. His grasp of human loneliness and longing is beautiful and comforting.
Atmospheric, creepy and impossible to put down. - THE TIMES
I raved about
Holding two years ago ...
A Keeper 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.
A gripping, thoughtful tale about the search for identity, belonging and self-possession. - OBSERVER
Moving and darkly funny. - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Smart, well-written and thoroughly entertaining. - IRISH INDEPENDENT
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
