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Description: The Quiet Whispers Never Stop by Olivia Fitzsimons Set in Northern Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s, The Quiet Whispers Never Stop is a story of love, obsession and escape, an uncompromising, lyrical tour-de-force that marks the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in Irish fiction FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUTLER LITERARY AWARD 2022Powerful Irish TimesDarkly beautiful Irish Sunday IndependentCaptivating Jan CarsonDazzling Danielle McLaughlinUtterly absorbing Kit de WaalBrilliantly observed Elaine FeeneyA huge achievement Niamh BoyceIn 1982, Nuala Malin struggles to stay connected, to her husband, to motherhood, to the smallness of her life in the belly of a place that is built on hate and stagnation. Her daughter Sam and baby son PJ keep her tethered to this life she doesnt want. She finds unexpected refuge with a seventeen-year-old boy, but this relationship is only temporary, a sticking plaster on a festering wound. It cannot last and when her chance to leave Northern Ireland comes, Nuala takes it.In 1994, Sam Malin plans escape. She longs for a life outside her dysfunctional family, far away from the North and all its troubles, free from her quiet brooding father Patsy, who never talks about her mother, Nuala; a woman Sam barely knew, who abandoned them twelve years ago. She finds solace in music, drugs and her best friend Becca, but most of all in an illicit relationship with a jagged, magnetic older man.She is drawn to him, and he to her, in a way she cant yet comprehend.Sam is more like her mother than she knows. Author Biography Olivia Fitzsimons is from Northern Ireland now living in County Wicklow with her husband and two children. Her writing has been awarded Literature Bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland, and Northern Ireland, and a Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris/Literature Ireland Residency. She is a Stinging Fly contributing editor. The Quiet Whispers Never Stop, is her debut novel, and was shortlisted for the 2022 Butler Literary Award and the Kate OBrien Award. Review The narrative pings along - as compulsive as it is shocking . . . a brilliant debut - the best Irish one in a strong year -- Sue Leonard * Irish Examiner, Books of the Year *A gorgeous coming of age story, exploring the mother-daughter relationship with generosity and nuance -- Louise ONeillA brave, essential book . . . beautiful -- Luke CassidySearing . . . with a sharp humour and a highly original voice . . . This is not a coming of age story, a love story, or a dissection of marriage; its all of these things at once, and somehow more nakedly raw than those genres, alone, could possibly capture. * Totally Dublin *Lyrical and explosive in equal measure, this book pulses with love and loss -- Sheila Armstrong Long Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUTLER LITERARY AWARD 2022 Powerful Irish Times Darkly beautiful Irish Sunday Independent Captivating Jan Carson Dazzling Danielle McLaughlin Utterly absorbing Kit de Waal Brilliantly observed Elaine Feeney A huge achievement Niamh Boyce In 1982, Nuala Malin struggles to stay connected, to her husband, to motherhood, to the smallness of her life in the belly of a place that is built on hate and stagnation. Her daughter Sam and baby son PJ keep her tethered to this life she doesnt want. She finds unexpected refuge with a seventeen-year-old boy, but this relationship is only temporary, a sticking plaster on a festering wound. It cannot last and when her chance to leave Northern Ireland comes, Nuala takes it.In 1994, Sam Malin plans escape. She longs for a life outside her dysfunctional family, far away from the North and all its troubles, free from her quiet brooding father Patsy, who never talks about her mother, Nuala; a woman Sam barely knew, who abandoned them twelve years ago. She finds solace in music, drugs and her best friend Becca, but most of all in an illicit relationship with a jagged, magnetic older man.She is drawn to him, and he to her, in a way she cant yet comprehend.Sam is more like her mother than she knows. Review Quote Captivating characters and stunning storytelling, plus the dialogue is just spot on. This is going to be a huge book Promotional "Headline" Set in Northern Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s, The Quiet Whispers Never Stop is a story of love, obsession and escape, an uncompromising, lyrical tour-de-force that marks the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in Irish fiction Details ISBN1529373573 Author Olivia Fitzsimons Year 2022 ISBN-10 1529373573 ISBN-13 9781529373578 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-04-14 UK Release Date 2022-04-14 Language English Pages 320 Country of Publication United Kingdom Place of Publication London Subtitle SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUTLER LITERARY AWARD 2022 Publisher John Murray Press Imprint JM Originals DEWEY 823.92 Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-08-08 AU Release Date 2022-08-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135026364;

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