Himself
by Jess Kidd
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Pub Date Oct 27 2016 | Archive Date Oct 27 2016
Description
When Mahony returns to Mulderrig, a speck of a place on Ireland’s west coast, he brings only a photograph of his long-lost mother and a determination to do battle with the village’s lies.
His arrival causes cheeks to flush and arms to fold in disapproval. No one in the village - living or dead - will tell what happened to the teenage mother who abandoned him as a baby, despite Mahony's certainty that more than one of them has answers.
Between Mulderrig’s sly priest, its pitiless nurse and the caustic elderly actress throwing herself into her final village play, this beautiful and darkly comic debut novel creates an unforgettable world of mystery, bloody violence and buried secrets.
Advance Praise
‘Himself is a sort of Under Milk Wood meets The Third Policeman meets Agatha Christie. It’s a highly unusual tale set in a highly unusual Irish village full of dark secrets and engaging characters (not all of them still alive). Lushly imagined, delightfully original and very, very funny, it hurtles along from the very first page. A hugely enjoyable read.’
ML Steadman, author of The Light Between Oceans
‘Jess Kidd is a genius. Her prose sparkles with wit, savagery and startling originality. I loved it’
Tasha Kavanagh, author of Things We Have In Common
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781782118459 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
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