The Heart's Invisible Furies: A Novel (Unabridged)
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4.5 • 191 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Named Book of the Month Club's Book of the Year, 2017
Selected one of New York Times Readers’ Favorite Books of 2017
Winner of the 2018 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man's life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery -- or at least, that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he?
Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to know himself and where he came from - and over his many years, will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country, and much more.
In this, Boyne's most transcendent work to date, we are shown the story of Ireland from the 1940s to today through the eyes of one ordinary man. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a novel to make you laugh and cry while reminding us all of the redemptive power of the human spirit.
Customer Reviews
Excellent!!
What a beautiful story that had me feeling just about every emotion in the book. I laughed out loud. I cried. I wished it would never end and when it did I cried some more because I didn’t want to say goodbye to the characters.
Heart destroying book 100% recommend
I had no idea what this book was about. I came into it with no clue how the story line would go. Each chapter was a different emotion and brought me to tears more times than I can count. The love and heartbreak that is felt in our own lives is portrayed in such a beautiful way. John knows how to make you love and hate throw his masterful writing.
There are very few books that I can say are my absolute favorites books but The Hearts Invisible Furies is going right to the very top. John if you ever read this thank you for writing a story of love and heartbreak and for giving me hope in the world out there.
I wished it wouldn’t have ended
I so enjoyed this book. Such a history lesson. Such love to be found outside the traditional family.