Holding
The instant bestseller from the author of FRANKIE
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4.0 • 393 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Holding: Graham Norton's beloved, best-selling debut novel
'Deeply accomplished, with brilliantly observed, entertaining characters and an atmospheric setting'
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'A beautiful piece of writing'
KATHY BURKE
'A gripping, humane drama'
SUNDAY TIMES
The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled.
SERGEANT P J COLLINS hasn't always been this overweight; mother of two BRID RIORDAN hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant EVELYN ROSS hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste. So when human remains are discovered on an old farm, the village's dark past begins to unravel.
As the frustrated PJ struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret.
'Wonderfully perceptive'
DAILY MAIL
'Charming . . . A gentle comic crime story'
GUARDIAN
'At times heartbreaking, at others snortingly funny'
STYLIST
Readers adore Holding
'A masterclass in creating characters' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'It's not often a book can make you laugh and cry in the space of a few sentences' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A wonderful piece of storytelling and exquisite characterisation' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Will keep you turning pages late into the night' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Customer Reviews
Great
Nicely written , had a real Irish feeling which Graham Norton made seem very authentic. Gently story with a great ending unexpected.Would read another.
Lovely easy read
This book gripped me from the first page, well written and easy to read. Will read more by this author.
Poor
Very basic story telling ability, the plot and characters were described on a superficial level only and powerful themes were hastily skimmed over. It was difficult to engage with characters as none had any real substance to them, their presence throughout consisted of a very simple set of actions and mundane conversations and no personality whatsoever, the only thing which distinguished the characters from one another was their names. All in all a quite tiresome read despite a half decent plot buried deep beneath the stagnant prose.