Home Stretch: the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the An Post Irish Popular Fiction Award

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‘Such nuance and warmth! It’s GORGEOUS’
MARIAN KEYES

‘Beautifully written’
LIZ NUGENT

‘What a storyteller!’
ELIZABETH DAY

Graham Norton’s powerful and timely novel of emigration and return demonstrates his keen understanding of the power of stigma and secrecy – with devastating results…

It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out to the beach. There is an accident. Three survive, but three are killed.

The lives of the families are shattered and the rifts between them are felt throughout the small town. Connor is one of the survivors. But staying among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as living with the shame of having been the driver. He leaves the only place he knows for another life, taking his secrets with him. Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, he makes a home – of sorts – for himself in New York. The city provides shelter and possibility for the displaced, somewhere Connor can forget his past and forge a new life.

But the secrets, the unspoken longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind will not be silenced. And before long, Connor will have to confront his past.


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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0851PK89X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Coronet; 1st edition (1 Oct. 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2446 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 325 pages

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Customers find the book enjoyable, nicely written, and a fabulous holiday read. They also appreciate the well-developed characters, twists, and turns. Readers describe the emotional content as heartwarming, sad, and funny. They praise the author’s insight, nuanced, and amazing ability to understand people’s psychics. They find the pacing moving, flowing beautifully, and engrossing.

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Price: £4.99
(as of Oct 02, 2024 09:45:16 UTC – Details)


**Pre-order Graham Norton’s new novel Frankie now**

‘Such nuance and warmth! It’s GORGEOUS’
MARIAN KEYES

‘Beautifully written’
LIZ NUGENT

‘What a storyteller!’
ELIZABETH DAY

Graham Norton’s powerful and timely novel of emigration and return demonstrates his keen understanding of the power of stigma and secrecy – with devastating results…

It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out to the beach. There is an accident. Three survive, but three are killed.

The lives of the families are shattered and the rifts between them are felt throughout the small town. Connor is one of the survivors. But staying among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as living with the shame of having been the driver. He leaves the only place he knows for another life, taking his secrets with him. Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, he makes a home – of sorts – for himself in New York. The city provides shelter and possibility for the displaced, somewhere Connor can forget his past and forge a new life.

But the secrets, the unspoken longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind will not be silenced. And before long, Connor will have to confront his past.


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4.6 out of 5 stars
825

4.2 out of 5 stars
17,929

4.3 out of 5 stars
31,541

4.3 out of 5 stars
26,433

4.2 out of 5 stars
30,766

Price

£15.89£15.89 £9.39£9.39 £9.39£9.39 £8.25£8.25 £8.02£8.02

Book

Ebook

Audio

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0851PK89X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Coronet; 1st edition (1 Oct. 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2446 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 325 pages

Customers say

Customers find the book enjoyable, nicely written, and a fabulous holiday read. They also appreciate the well-developed characters, twists, and turns. Readers describe the emotional content as heartwarming, sad, and funny. They praise the author’s insight, nuanced, and amazing ability to understand people’s psychics. They find the pacing moving, flowing beautifully, and engrossing.

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