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Home Stretch

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the An Post Irish Popular Fiction Award

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Home Stretch

By: Graham Norton
Narrated by: Graham Norton
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 Shame and longing can flow through generations, but the secrets of the heart will not be buried for ever.

It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out to the beach. There is an accident. Three survive, but three are killed.

The live of the families are shattered and the rifts between them are felt throughout the small town. Connor is one of the survivors. But staying among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as living with the shame of having been the driver. He leaves the only place he knows for another life, taking his secrets with him. Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, he makes a home - of sorts - for himself in New York. The city provides shelter and possibility for the displaced, somewhere Connor can forget his past and forge a new life.

But the secrets, the unspoken longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind will not be silenced. And before long, Connor will have to confront his past.

Graham Norton's powerful and timely novel of emigration and return demonstrates his keen understanding of the power of stigma and secrecy - with devastating results.


(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2020 Graham Norton Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural Heartfelt
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Such prowess with words and nuance. Loved every minute. Graham is perfect army narrating as well.

Brilliant

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This book was enjoyable on all levels. The performance was very good and the storyline very intriguing.

A very enjoyable story

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Great storyline. Very well written and read. Definitely a big fan of ‘writer Graham’ now!

Great story. Very well written and read

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I didn’t want it to end. GN captures the essence of the familiar that rings true for all readers.

Great read/listen

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Really enjoyed this book. Graham does an amazing job with the accents. Especially the American accent 🤣❤️❤️❤️

Fabulous!

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