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Faithful Place

Faithful Place

by TanaFrench (Author)

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    Hardcover 2010

    $5.30
Synopsis

The course of Frank Mackey's life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place, failed to run away with him to London as they had planned. Frank never heard from her again. Twenty years on, Frank is still in Dublin, working as an undercover cop. He's cut all ties with his dysfunctional family. Until his sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Frank embarks on a journey into his past that demands he reevaluate everything he believes to be true.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 448
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 19 Aug 2010
ISBN 10: 0340977604
ISBN 13: 9780340977606

Media Reviews
'Every holiday needs a good crime novel and French's skilful thrillers are tailor-made to terrify' -- Guardian 'Even more gripping than her last two. A truly amazing novel - so brilliant on dysfunctional family dynamics, with characters so real that you can hardly believe someone's made them up.' -- Sophie Hannah 'A gripping, literate thriller laced with black humour' -- Irish Times 'Gripping. Tana French's third novel hooks the reader from the outset; the characters are masterfully drawn, and the author's ear for Dublin dialogue is pitch-perfect.' -- Irish Independent 'The first thing that Ms. French does so well in Faithful Place is to inhabit fully a scrappy, shrewd, privately heartbroken middle-aged man. The second is to capture the Mackey family's long-brewing resentments in a way that's utterly realistic on many levels. Sibling rivalries, class conflicts, old grudges, adolescent flirtations and memories of childhood violence are all deftly embedded in this novel, as is the richly idiomatic Dublinese.' -- New York Times 'If you're only going to buy one thriller this year, let it be Tana French's Faithful Place. Searing, utterly Dub, and very funny ... Tana French, Dublin author of international hits ... is a wonder. Just don't plan anything if you pick this up; you won't be able to put it down.' -- Evening Herald (Dublin) 'Tana French revisits, evocatively and lyrically, themes she's used before: love, loss, memory, murder, and life in modern Ireland. French's writing remains brilliant, and her dialogue is sharp, often lacerating, and sometimes mordantly funny. Faithful Place is her best book yet.' -- Booklist 'Charming - will leave readers begging for a sequel' -- Kirkus Reviews 'Faithful Place is Tana French's best book yet (readers familiar with In the Woods and The Likeness will recognize this as an incredible feat), a compelling and cutting mystery with the hardscrabble, savage Mackey clan at its heart.' -- amazon.com Best Book of the Month July 2010 'The plot is finely judged and Frank's voice is mordant, funny and true.' -- Psychologies Magazine 20101001 I loved this book. Great characters, gripping plot and a real 'lose yourself in it' world . -- Bookersatz 20100914 'From sentence one Faithful Place is a pleasure to read; it is atmostperic, insightful and poignant and fully deserving of any plaudits surely to come its way'. -- Crime Squad 20100903 'Mesmerising and impressively written, you won't put this fab thriller down'. -- Closer 20100828 '...a real page turner' -- Star Magazine 20100830 '...you can't help but enjoy the ride'. -- News of the World 20100822 'French's deftly crafted prose is lit with a poetic melancholy and lilts with the vernacular of the Dublin streets, giving this gripping story a genuin immediacy'. -- Marie Claire 20101001 'French copperfastens her reputation as an author of exceptional insight and talent.' -- Sunday Independent 20101001 'She lifts the lid on Dublin and offers a haunting portrait of a man belatedly dealing with his demons' -- Mail on Sunday 20101001
Author Bio
Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the United States and Malawi. She trained as an actor at Trinity College Dublin and has worked mainly in theatre. Her first novel, In the Woods, won the Edgar, Anthony, Barry and Macavity awards for Best First Novel and the Clarion Award for Best Fiction and was a Sunday Times bestseller. In the Woods and her second novel, The Likeness, were both New York Times bestsellers. Tana French lives in Dublin with her husband and daughter.