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Farley, a seventy-five year old man, lies on his bathroom floor, having just suffered a stroke. As his mind sifts through his past, we are introduced to the loyal friend he once was, his loving wife, the city of Dublin, and the question of how this very ordinary man has become so lonely at the end of his life. Told in reverse, from Farley's penultimate day to decades before, Christine Dwyer Hickey's bestseller is a jarring look at a life up close. First published in 2011, The Cold Eye of Heaven shows Dwyer Hickey's lyrical prose at its best: rendering sorrow, joy, wisdom, and humor in equal measure. Acutely insightful, this is an eerily accurate portrait of what it's like to grow old.

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Christine Dwyer Hickey's tale of a very ordinary Dubliner, starting at the close of his life, is the most profound novel I have read for years. --The Guardian

Cold Eye of Heaven

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      Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/04/2015
      ISBN13: 9781564781444, 978-1564781444
      ISBN10: 1564781445

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Farley, a seventy-five year old man, lies on his bathroom floor, having just suffered a stroke. As his mind sifts through his past, we are introduced to the loyal friend he once was, his loving wife, the city of Dublin, and the question of how this very ordinary man has become so lonely at the end of his life. Told in reverse, from Farley's penultimate day to decades before, Christine Dwyer Hickey's bestseller is a jarring look at a life up close. First published in 2011, The Cold Eye of Heaven shows Dwyer Hickey's lyrical prose at its best: rendering sorrow, joy, wisdom, and humor in equal measure. Acutely insightful, this is an eerily accurate portrait of what it's like to grow old.

      Trade Review
      Christine Dwyer Hickey's tale of a very ordinary Dubliner, starting at the close of his life, is the most profound novel I have read for years. --The Guardian

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