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Zusatztext Everything in Caroline O'Donoghue's new novel is messy - but in the best way. She covers important themes like family, friendship, nationality, history and health, weaving her narrator Charlie's sense of dislocation into a broader exploration of cultural identity . . . an intriguing read, raising questions about what stories should be told, when, and by whom Informationen zum Autor Caroline O'Donoghue is a New York Times best-selling author and the host of the award-winning podcast Sentimental Garbage. She has written two previous novels for adults, Promising Young Women and Scenes of a Graphic Nature . She has also written the best-selling supernatural series for teenagers, All Our Hidden Gifts . She was born in Ireland and currently lives in London. Klappentext CHARLIE REGAN'S LIFE ISN'T GOING FORWARD, SO SHE'S DECIDED TO GO BACK. After a tough few years floundering around the British film industry, experimenting with amateur pornography and watching her father's health rapidly decline, Charlie and her best friend Laura journey to her ancestral home of Clipim, an island off the west coast of Ireland. She knows this could be the last chance to connect with her dad's history before she loses him. But when the girls arrive, Charlie begins to question both her difficult relationship with Laura and her father's childhood stories. Before long, she's embroiled in a devastating conspiracy that's been sixty years in the making . . . and it's up to her to reveal the truth. 'A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Wonderful' MARIAN KEYES 'A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer' RED 'A dark yet joyous novel about family and friendship' GRAZIA [PROMISING YOUNG WOMEN thumbnail] Vorwort A darkly comic and searingly honest novel about going back to your roots by the bestselling author of The Rachel Incident Zusammenfassung A darkly comic and searingly honest novel about going back to your roots by the bestselling author of The Rachel Incident...
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Scenes of a Graphic Nature has all the components of a perfect page-turner: beautiful prose, truthful characters, hilarious dialogue and an addictive plot. I loved it Dolly Alderton
