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The Narrow Land

The Narrow Land

by Christine Dwyer Hickey (Author)

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    Hardcover 2019

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Synopsis

A brilliant portrait... With a beguiling grace and a deceptive simplicity, Christine Dwyer Hickey reminds us that the past is never far away - rather, it constantly surrounds us, suspends us, haunts us. Colum McCann

1950: late summer season on Cape Cod. Michael, a ten-year-old boy, is spending the summer with Richie and his glamorous but troubled mother. Left to their own devices, the boys meet a couple living nearby - the artists Jo and Edward Hopper - and an unlikely friendship is forged.

She, volatile, passionate and often irrational, suffers bouts of obsessive sexual jealousy. He, withdrawn and unwell, depressed by his inability to work, becomes besotted by Richie's frail and beautiful Aunt Katherine who has not long to live - an infatuation he shares with young Michael.

A novel of loneliness and regret, the legacy of World War II and the ever-changing concept of the American Dream.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 384
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 07 Mar 2019
ISBN 10: 1786496712
ISBN 13: 9781786496713

Media Reviews
With a beguiling grace and a deceptive simplicity, Christine Dwyer Hickey reminds us that the past is never far away - rather, it constantly surrounds us, suspends us, haunts us. This is a brilliant portrait of America as we journey with Edward Hopper and his marvellously eccentric wife, Josephine Nivision, through the years shortly after the Second World War. Two young boys, one German, one American, negotiate the ongoing perils of loss, while Hopper's wife poses searing questions, and Hopper himself attempts answers on canvas. The world, as so powerfully evoked by Christine Dwyer Hickey, is bridged by small acts of mercy and hope. * Colum McCann *
A wonderful read - thought provoking and compelling - and, to my mind, Christine's best to date. * Irish Examiner, praise for The Lives of Women *
A big, bold, remarkably assured narrative... A powerfully accomplished work of art. * Joseph O'Connor, Guardian, praise for Last Train to Liguria *
Beautiful and heartbreaking. * Independent on Sunday, praise for Last Train to Liguria *
Stunning... Extraordinary. * Independent on Sunday, praise for Cold Eye of Heaven *
A beautifully written novel... that confirms Hickey's status as a major talent. * Mail on Sunday, praise for Last Train to Liguria *
Author Bio
Christine Dwyer Hickey has published seven novels, one short story collection and a full length play. Cold Eye of Heaven won The Kerrygroup Irish Novel of the Year 2012 and was nominated for the International IMPAC award. Her novel Tatty was nominated for The Orange Prize and was listed as one of the 50 Irish Novels of the Decade. Last Train from Liguria was nominated for the Prix L'Europeen de Litterature. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and magazines world wide and have won several awards. The story 'Back to Bones' was longlisted for the Sunday Times EFG competition 2017. Her play Snow Angels premiered at the Project Arts Centre in 2014. Her work has been published in several languages including Arabic. Her eighth novel, The Narrow Land will be published in March 2019.