Author:Joseph O'Connor
'A virtuoso display of literary talent...brimming with sympathy and skill' Irish Times
Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works.
Outspoken and flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a Catholic girl from the slums of Dublin, dreaming of stardom in America. Her lover, John Synge, is a troubled genius, whose life is hampered by convention and by the austere and God-fearing mother with whom he lives. Their affair, sternly opposed by friends and family, is quarrelsome, affectionate, and tender.
Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for a snowdrift of memories. Her once dazzling career has faded but her unquenchable passion for life has kept her afloat.
'Masterful in its management of re-imagined lives and the time they inhabit' Financial Times
A subtle wonder... Unmissible
—— Daily MailThroughout a complex structure with shifting timeframes, O'Connor's writing is compellingly beautiful and Molly is marvelously drawn. A captivating read
—— GuardianA spellbinding read
—— The TimesJoseph O'Connor is one of the most exciting novelists of his generation
—— Daily MailA superbly written, magically evocative novel
—— ScotsmanA virtuoso display of literary talent...brimming with sympathy and skill
—— Adrian Frazier , Irish TimesGhost Light...has an astonishing command of voice and period detail, and offers an intimacy with the lives of others which is rare in fiction
—— Colm Toibin , Daily Telegraph, Books of the YearA beautifully written exploration of family, identity, and self-discovery.
—— BooklistI fell fast for David Yoon's masterful debut that's big-hearted, honest, hilarious, and achingly romantic. I smiled, I laughed, I cried, and I closed this book wiser. Get ready to fall in love with Frank, world!
—— Adam Silvera, New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at The EndWritten in the present tense from Frank's sharp, sardonic point of view, debut novelist David Yoon has already found an arresting narrative style...Whether you're a teen, a parent/carer or a YA-loving adult, you'll quickly get hooked into Yoon's writing, which perfectly captures the voice and sensibility of a teenager.
—— Evening StandardTa-Nehisi Coates has emerged as an important public intellectual and perhaps America's most incisive thinker about race.
—— New York TimesSlavery, forgetting and memory are at the heart of Coates's ambitious, compelling first novel...
—— TLS
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