{"product_id":"scenes-of-a-graphic-nature-a-perfect-pageturner-i-loved-it-dolly-alderton-9780349009940","title":"Scenes of a Graphic Nature A perfect pageturner","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA darkly comic and searingly honest novel about going back to your roots by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003ePromising Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScenes of a Graphic Nature\u003c\/i\u003e has all the components of \u003cb\u003ea perfect page-turner: beautiful prose, truthful characters, hilarious dialogue and an addictive plot. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Dolly Alderton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark yet joyous novel about family and friendship\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful\u003c\/b\u003e!!! \u003ci\u003eScenes of a Graphic Nature \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ehad me GRIPPED\u003c\/b\u003e. About friendship and failure, Ireland and England, love and guilt, cover-ups and brutal honesty. It's really, really, really, REALLY good -- Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003eThe brilliant O'Donoghue's second novel is \u003cb\u003ea moving and extremely funny look at family, roots and the myth of Irishness\u003c\/b\u003e * i paper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt might be the best novel of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e * You Magazine, Irish Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eSo \u003cb\u003edark and funny\u003c\/b\u003e, bleak yet full of heart, touching on friendship and love and belonging ... \u003cb\u003eyou're in for a treat\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ayisha Malik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty, tender and insightful\u003c\/b\u003e . . . O'Donoghue is \u003cb\u003ea perceptive, clever writer\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love, as well as of the primal need we all have to belong\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sara Manning * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely loved it\u003c\/b\u003e. It's an \u003cb\u003eabsorbing blend of quarter-life crisis mixed with a bit of mystery\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Tatler *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScenes Of A Graphic Nature \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea truly extraordinary novel - I inhaled it\u003c\/b\u003e. It's \u003cb\u003ethrillingly dark, but so moving and human\u003c\/b\u003e - it's \u003cb\u003eone of the most intelligent, well observed depictions of lust, loss, envy, betrayal, friendship and love that I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e. Charlie is so real, courageous, vulnerable, infuriating and adorable. The book itself mirrors Charlie's experience of Ireland - \u003cb\u003esometimes it's warm and joyous, sometimes it's hostile and terrifying, but even when you know you're in danger, you want to stay for longer and fall even deeper into the pages\u003c\/b\u003e -- Daisy Buchanan\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eScenes Of A Graphic Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, Caroline \u003cb\u003eO'Donoghue establishes herself as one of the most exciting young Irish writers on the literary scene\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHer acerbic wit is matched by her sharp-eyed observations, resulting in a piece of fiction that is dark, gripping, and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e -- Louise O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI absolutely loved it\u003c\/b\u003e. I felt so connected to the family. It took me on such a journey and I learnt so much; \u003cb\u003eIt made me really think about identity, who we are, and why we do what we do. Such a beautiful book, I can't stop thinking about it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Gannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eso hooked on this beautiful, funny story of homecoming and self-discovery I didn't want to put it down\u003c\/b\u003e. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the sense of place is so compelling - it is a mystery, a fireside yarn. There is a little Maeve Binchy in there, a little Keyes, but Caroline has her own voice, and the edge to Charlie and Laura - their difficult, funny and recognisable relationship - is all her own -- Keith Stuart, author of The Boy Made of Blocks\u003cbr\u003eIn the \u003cb\u003einventive\u003c\/b\u003e O'Donoghue's follow-up to \u003ci\u003ePromising Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e, she\u003cb\u003e turns her tart tongue on friendship, exile and what it feels like to return to a place that no longer feels like home\u003c\/b\u003e * i paper *\u003cbr\u003ePut this book somewhere safe, because it is set to be \u003cb\u003eone of those you spend your life reading over and over\u003c\/b\u003e - discovering new moments and new lessons each time. I've been a huge fan of Caroline O'Donoghue's writing for a long time and I think \u003ci\u003eScenes of a Graphic Nature \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003eblisteringly funny and clever\u003c\/b\u003e - is her best work yet. Raw, heartfelt and incredibly compelling, I can't recommend this enough -- Lucy Vine, bestselling author of Hot Mess\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003edark humour \u003c\/b\u003ewill have you guffawing into the pages * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly enjoyable: full of momentum and heart. O'Donoghue is a formidable talent\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Business Post *\u003cbr\u003e[An] edgy and astute second novel . . . Caroline O'Donoghue is a master of the Technicolor character, fleshing out even the minor ones with brightness and wit . . . As ever, \u003cb\u003eO'Donoghue is impressive on the complexities of being a young woman and delivers this insight with lively dialogue and a droll acuity that occasionally calls to mind the likes of Nora Ephron\u003c\/b\u003e . . . O'Donoghue possesses an edginess and a wry sensibility that, despite the book's dark subject matter, ultimately translates into something zesty and companionable.\u003cb\u003e Her easy curiosity about love, lust, loss and losing one's way will doubtless leave readers wanting more\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of Caroline O'Donoghue's addictive second novel lies a simple and compelling question: can you ever outrun your past? . . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eacute, clever and very funny\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Hughes * i paper *\u003cbr\u003eExamines self-mythology and long-repressed secrets * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eA witty story of second-generation immigrants trying to belong, \u003ci\u003eScenes of a Graphic Nature\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with love, friendship and identity -- Amber Connolly * Heat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScenes of a Graphic Nature\u003c\/i\u003e could have been a simpler novel. But, in its refusal to follow the expected trajectory of a prodigal return, it \u003cb\u003eoffers us intricate, layered humanity\u003c\/b\u003e. Charlie Regan, in all her messy glory, is a protagonist we are willing to follow, from England to Ireland, from the past to present, and everything in between this world and the next * Lunate *\u003cbr\u003eEverything in Caroline O'Donoghue's new novel is messy - but in the best way. She covers important themes like family, friendship, nationality, history and health, weaving her narrator Charlie's sense of dislocation into a broader exploration of cultural identity . . . \u003cb\u003ean intriguing read, raising questions about what stories should be told, when, and by whom \u003c\/b\u003e -- Jemma Crew * Scotsman *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401848430935,"sku":"9780349009940","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349009940.jpg?v=1730478681","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/scenes-of-a-graphic-nature-a-perfect-pageturner-i-loved-it-dolly-alderton-9780349009940","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}