Old God's Time
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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE Named a Best Book of 2023 by The Washington Post, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews "You should be reading Sebastian Barry. He] has a special understanding of the human heart." --The Atlantic "A prose stylist of near-miraculous skill. . . Barry reaches deep into the messenger bag of mystery fiction and turns the whole business inside out . . . marvelous." --The Washington Post "An unforgettable novel from one of our finest writers." --Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain From the five-time Booker Prize nominee and 2018-2021 Laureate for Irish Fiction, a virtuosic, profound novel exploring love, memory, grief, and long-buried secrets Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a Victorian castle overlooking the Irish Sea. For months he has barely seen a soul, catching only glimpses of his eccentric landlord and a nervous young mother who has moved in next door. Occasionally, fond memories return of his family: his beloved wife June and their two children, Winnie and Joe. But when two former colleagues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case, one which Tom never quite came to terms with, he finds himself pulled into the darkest currents of his past. A beautiful, haunting novel in which nothing is quite as it seems, Old God's Time is about what we live through, what we live with, and what may survive of us.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0593296109
ISBN13:9780593296103
Release Date:March 2023
Publisher:Viking
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.87 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Moving Story of Love and Loss
Published by Pamela Benning , 10 months ago
This is a poignant tale of aa older man trying to make sense of elusive memories both happy and painful that have been reawakened by present events. It takes place in the present and during very significant events in Ireland’s past.
Rambling, yakking
Published by [email protected] , 1 year ago
I think the author must be in early stages of dementia. Nearly incoherent tale that I MADE myself finish..however, it never got any better.
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The 2023 Booker Prize Longlist
Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 03, 2023
The longlist for the 2023 Booker Prize was announced on August 1. Each year, The Booker Prize is awarded to what is, in the opinion of the judges, the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK and Ireland. Read on to learn about the thirteen nominated books.
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