For Kelly Corrigan, family is everything. At thirty-six, she had a marriage that worked, two funny, active kids, and a weekly newspaper column. But even as a thriving adult, Kelly still saw herself as the daughter of garrulous Irish-American charmer George Corrigan. She was living deep within what s
The Middle Place
โ Scribed by Kealan Ryan
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1781176094
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โฆ Synopsis
This funny, conversational and often very moving debut deals with the Big Questions while keeping tight focus on one life. A seriously impressive first novel, full of truth, heart and hope. - Joseph O'Connor
A tour de force - a captivating debut novel, packed with punch, plot and pace - Muriel Bolger
It is shockingly readable -- the reader is dragged in and pulled along. It's naturalistic, honest, funny, and sad. I wasn't expecting that. Really quite wonderful. - Derek Landy
A magnificent, heartfelt tale of love, family, loss and revenge, brimming with wit and wisdom both. -Anthony Glavin
One minute Chris had been having a smoke, talking to his wife, and the next minute he was dead, killed with one punch. There's not a lot about being dead that he likes. He's stuck in this middle place with the ability to delve into the individual lives he cares about - to know what they are feeling and thinking. He is beginning to...
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