The Weight of Love

This is heartache for grown ups. The Weight of Love pulls you in and does not let go. * Anne Enright *Beautiful and painful, exquisitely written, shot through with nostalgia for our earlier selves. * Marian Keyes *Fannin writes with acute insight on loss, grief, and the ways in which time fold in our lives … We are not long into 2020, but Fannin’s novel is already likely to be a serious contender for one of the books of the year * Sunday Times *Incredibly beautiful, aching; it feels like it’s being whispered to me. The story unfolds so naturally in prose at once delicate and powerful, hypnotic. Gorgeous. * Donal Ryan *A masterful dissection of romantic love … This novel is still revealing new unexpected depths until the final page * Sunday Independent *An absorbing, cleverly structured, yet very human novel. It is hard to accept that it is Hilary Fannin’s first * Roddy Doyle *An exquisitely written, deeply moving novel about the agonies of love, intimacy, and the harm we inflict upon one another in the name of romance. * Louise O’Neill *A tender, beautiful novel that sparkles with humour * Danielle McLaughlin *It’s a gorgeous read; delicate, well crafted, full of clever insights into relationships, loss and the human condition of the calibre you might expect from Anne Enright. * Irish Times *Fannin proves the efficacy of fiction as a medium for truth - and in doing so, exceeds all expectations. * The Irish Times Ticket *

HILARY FANNIN is an award-winning playwright and newspaper columnist. Born in Dublin, where she still lives, she was writer in association at the Abbey Theatre in its centenary year. Her plays, including Mackerel Sky, Doldrum Bay, Famished Castle and an adaptation of Racine’s Phaedra, have been performed in Ireland, London, Europe and North America. She writes a weekly column for the Irish Times and was awarded Irish Columnist of the Year in 2019. Her memoir, Hopscotch, was published to critical acclaim in 2015. The Weight of Love is her first novel.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.