When All is Said: The Number One Irish Bestseller - Softcover

Griffin, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473683025 ISBN 13: 9781473683020

Publisher: Sceptre, 2019

Synopsis

Five toasts. Five people. One lifetime.

'This is how you tell a story' Cecelia Ahern

'An extraordinary novel, a poetic writer, and a story that moved me to tears.' John Boyne

'I'm here to remember - all that I have been and all that I will never be again.'

At the bar of a grand hotel in a small Irish town sits 84-year-old Maurice Hannigan. He's alone, as usual -though tonight is anything but. Pull up a stool and charge your glass, because Maurice is finally ready to tell his story.

Over the course of this evening, he will raise five toasts to the five people who have meant the most to him. Through these stories - of unspoken joy and regret, a secret tragedy kept hidden, a fierce love that never found its voice - the life of one man will be powerfully and poignantly laid bare.

Heart-breaking and heart-warming all at once, the voice of Maurice Hannigan will stay with you long after all is said.

'A hugely enjoyable, engrossing novel, a genuine page-turner.' Donal Ryan

'Beautifully written, unhurried and thoughtful, and a character you love from the off' Kit de Waal

'Masterful storytelling' Graham Norton

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Review:

[An] impressively confident debut ... Maurice Hannigan emerges as an engaging, compassionate creation (Guardian)

Anne Griffin's debut novel is a must read. Beautifully observed, masterful story telling - stunning! (Graham Norton)

There is something special here . . . The next big name to emerge from the Irish writing scene. (John Boyne)

Griffin is a magical storyteller whose prose is effortless and clear. She conjures an intimate, poignant and ultimately enthralling portrait of a man who has battled loneliness and other demons throughout his life. Maurice is superbly well-realised: a character who tries to make amends and, in so doing, cracked my heart. (Fanny Blake Daily Mail)

A book to savour, and pass on. An absolute joy (Sunday Mirror)

A hugely enjoyable, engrossing novel, a genuine page-turner. (Donal Ryan)

Maurice Hannigan is a wonderful invention, whose bitter-sweet meditations will stay long in the reader's mind. Anne Griffin has fashioned a rare jewel. (John Banville)

This is how you tell a story (Cecelia Ahern)

[Anne Griffin] builds a remarkably rich sense of place, while also tracing the wider changes affecting Ireland. ...Maurice is a lovingly rendered example of the current vogue for characters who have fallen through the cracks (Sunday Times)

Beautifully written, unhurried and thoughtful, and a character you love from the off. (Kit de Waal)

Book Description:

Five toasts. Five people. One lifetime.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1473683025
• ISBN 13: 9781473683020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272