{"product_id":"the-rules-of-revelation-9781473668935","title":"The Rules of Revelation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''THE RULES OF REVELATION is not only a glorious, bold, funny state-of-the-nation novel, but a beautiful and painful love story too'' SALLY ROONEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the great achievements of modern Irish fiction'' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREUNIONS. RECRIMINATIONS. RECKONINGS. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIreland.  Great nationalists, bad mothers and a whole lot of secrets. \u003cb\u003eRyan Cusack \u003c\/b\u003eis ready to deliver its soundtrack. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer sex-worker \u003cb\u003eGeorgie \u003c\/b\u003ewants the truth about Ryan''s past out there but the journalist has her own agenda. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMel \u003c\/b\u003ereturns from Brexit Britain, ill-equipped to deal with the resurgence of a family scandal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarine \u003c\/b\u003ehas always been sure of herself, till a terrible secret tugs the rug from under her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen \u003c\/b\u003ehas got wind that things are changing, and if anyone''s telling the story she wants to make sure it''s her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riotous blast of sex, scandal, obsession, love, feminism, gender, music, class a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's got all the crackle and verve and mad vivid life we've come to expect but it's so open-hearted and warm, too, and utterly engrossing - \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eit's her best work to date, which is really saying something\u003c\/b\u003e -- KEVIN BARRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp and satisfying . . . McInerney's world is a compelling sleazy demi-monde of drug dealers, sex workers and property developers, and she has a pleasing disdain for minimalism: here you'll find big characters and lots of them\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Lisa McInerney has] high-voltage verve and an acute understanding of Ireland . . . [she is] a richly savage writer and an incisive chronicler of her home country\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo other writer\u003c\/b\u003e captures the pained, complex lives of damaged young men and women in contemporary Ireland like McInerney does. With her savage wit and caustic eye there's no shirking of the ugly truths of Irish society and the havoc wreaked on innocent lives. \u003cb\u003eThis is a raw, intense novel, full of tenderness, humour and above all humanity\u003c\/b\u003e. -- MARY COSTELLO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnsparing, unsentimental, but deeply affectionate...THE RULES OF REVELATION is stylish and relentlessly original\u003c\/b\u003e -- NICOLE FLATTERY\u003cbr\u003eTHE RULES OF REVELATION is \u003cb\u003ea perfect end to one of the best trilogies in modern Irish literature\u003c\/b\u003e. McInerney's writing moves from the tragic to the hilarious with a dazzling deftness, examining a post-Crash Ireland - and its hypocrisy in how it shapes class, art, and feminism - with a gimlet eye.  \u003cb\u003eA triumph\u003c\/b\u003e -- LOUISE O'NEILL * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSardonic, sexy, witty, lanky with a winsome smirk, which breaks into a long-stride run for the pure pleasure of it - and it is a pleasure to observe\u003c\/b\u003e * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBristles with snap, crackle and pop\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e. . . [\u003ci\u003eRules of Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e] showcases a writer who isn't afraid to raise her voice . . . frank, gutsy and not for the faint-hearted \u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eAn enthralling and expansive novel. There is no mistaking the \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly inventive, savage, technicolour bounce \u003c\/b\u003eof McInerney's prose -- COLIN BARRETT\u003cbr\u003eThe characters, the dialogue, the wit and humanity - \u003cb\u003eeverything about this book glows\u003c\/b\u003e -- RODDY DOYLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpressive \u003c\/b\u003e. . . As in its predecessors in this, the most essential English-language fiction cycle since St Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e's scenes are so alive and real, so insidiously affecting, that they weirdly engage most of the senses.\u003c\/b\u003e -- GAVIN CORBETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlesh and blood, [McInerney's characters] are filled with the same contradictions and insecurities we all possess. On every page, we see how love, death and art inform their personalities . . . McInerney is a talented writer and has a way of injecting fun, farce and pathos when least expected\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Independent Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa McInerney writes beautifully, her swooping prose offset by her brisk, blunt and unaffected dialogue \u003c\/b\u003e * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew [Irish writers] have their finger on the pulse of contemporary society as strongly as Lisa McInerney. She propels the story via an energetic combination of irreverent dialogue, intimate vernacular and a vivid socio-political backdrop . . . you'll get a genuine sense of modern Ireland post-marriage equality and abortion referendums. You'll also get warmth, humour and an engaging love story amid all the division. \u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Business Post Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e makes its own music, bold and bawdy, as it chases the demons and dragons that tease, thwart and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etitillate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a quartet of women, all living in that city by the Lee\u003c\/b\u003e * RTE Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA belting read of drink, drugs, music and finally getting to grips with the past\u003c\/b\u003e * The Gloss Mention *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBright, funny and inventive with a chart-topper's swagger . . . McInerney's set is as Cork as Barry's Tea and just as strong\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's a gang of powerful young women writers in Ireland right now. But \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e one they should all be looking up to is Lisa McInerney . . . \u003c\/b\u003e[she] is a fine writer who knows how to sharpen a sentence, and make every word count. She also writes brilliantly about music . . . \u003cb\u003eTake a deep breath and hear this. Lisa McInerney's Cork trilogy is a major Irish literary achievement. And \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Revelation \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting and essential read.\u003c\/b\u003e * Hot Press Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcInerney's observations on both gender politics and Ireland's perpetual identity crisis remain acute\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA literary feast . . . when it comes to fine writing [McInerney] is both architect and interior designer in her craft . . . [McInerney's] novels are rich with intriguing individuals of varying morals\u003c\/b\u003e * Connaught Tribune *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBright and inventive, the dialogue funny, sharp and revealing of character\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rollercoaster conclusion to the Women's prize-winning 'unholy trinity' of big-hearted, sharp-mouthed novels set amid Cork's seamy underbelly. A sideways look at modern Ireland, and a comic treat\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA belting read of drink, drugs, music and finally getting to grips with the past\u003c\/b\u003e * The Gloss *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemarkable . . . It's hard to imagine anyone making a better go of creating a world this rich and real than McInerney\u003c\/b\u003e * RTE Culture *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739536109911,"sku":"9781473668935","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473668935.jpg?v=1720052527","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rules-of-revelation-9781473668935","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}