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Brouhaha

By: Ardal O’Hanlon
Narrated by: Ardal O'Hanlon
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The razor-sharp, violent and darkly comic second novel from actor, comedian and writer Ardal O’Hanlon.

Dove Connolly is dead. That’s not good for anyone in Tullyanna, never mind Dove.

Now his best friend, Sharkey, is home asking awkward questions about Dove’s death, about the strange graphic novel he left behind and, most of all, about Sandra. Sandra Mohan. Missing now for more than a decade, whereabouts unknown.

This, however, is a town dead-set on keeping its secrets. And Sharkey is already drawing attention from all the wrong quarters….

A mystery, a black comedy, a satire on Ireland’s tangled politics of memory, Brouhaha is set in a small town on the Irish border during the uneasy transition to peace. And peace doesn’t come easy in these parts.

Over the past few days, Kevin, no flies on him, had sensed a tension in the town thanks to Dove Connolly’s poor decision to blow his own head off. It wasn’t just the act of self-harm itself, the pointless splattering of blood and bone and brain all over his bedroom wall, that was the issue, unsettling as that was. In so doing, poor Dove had spread panic amongst the townspeople, raising all sorts of ugly questions, reviving all sorts of rumours, and inviting all sorts of unwelcome attention upon them. In Kevin’s mind, there was method in Dove’s madness. Showing a shocking assertiveness for possibly the first time in his life, and the last, says you, Dove blew the lid off the whole town.

©2022 Ardal O’Hanlon (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Enjoyable with Food for Thought

The most enjoyable audio book I've listened to for quite a while. Dark subject matter treated beautifully with a light comical touch.

I grew up in a small town 40 miles away from Tullyanna so I appreciate just how well Ardal captures the atmosphere. Weighty matters lurk in the background such as individual responsibility, community silence and cover-ups, and the unfortunate outcomes of Irish border troubles most of which will be savoured deliciously by those of Irish background.

But there is plenty left for non Gaels to enjoy. Outstanding naration by Ardal O'Hanlon. Ardal clearly enjoys his work - and you will too. Top effort from a Rock man.

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