Summary
A stunning new voice reminiscent of Maggie O’Farrell and Jon McGregor, which has already been acclaimed by John Banville, Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright.
GHOST MOTH will transport you to two hot summers, 20 years apart.
Northern Ireland, 1949. Katherine must choose between George Bedford - solid, reliable, devoted George - and Tom McKinley, who makes her feel alive.
The reverberations of that summer - of the passions that were spilled, the lies that were told and the bar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780226248 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780226241 |
| Author: | Michele Forbes |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Forbes’ writing possesses a stealthy power, and her patient layering of the story results in a surprising emotional impact by the time the final page is turned.
Clever, unpredictable, beautifully written and crafted - GHOST MOTH stayed with me for a long time after I’d finished reading the final, sad, wonderful page
This slow-burning tale is both guileless and deeply - sometimes erotically - charged. The writing soaks up the world, and thrills to the beauty of it. Children, bees, milk, the sea, all are wonderfully rendered and alive on the page. Katherine Bedford - so ordinary and so passionate - is a heroine to treasureGHOST MOTH is an impressive debut by a writer who is not afraid to address the so-called ordinary lives of real human beings. We shall be hearing a great deal more from Michele ForbesA bountiful river of lovely images, fresh and perfect, a triumphant story both familiar and strange. A stellar debutMichele Forbes
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Michele Forbes is an award-winning theatre, television and film actress. She studied literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and has worked as a literary reviewer for the Irish Times. Her short stories have received both the Bryan MacMahon and the Michael McLaverty Awards. She lives near Dalkey, Dublin, with her husband and two children. Ghost Moth is her first novel.
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