Interlude
Three siblings. Three decades. One family story.
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Interlude
Narrated by:
Clara Harte, Conor Dunne, Dan Murphy
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Narrated by:
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Clara Harte
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Conor Dunne
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Dan Murphy
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By:
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Patrick Holloway
Summary
'An exciting new voice in contemporary Irish fiction' - Roisín O'Donnell, author of Nesting
'A moving, lyrical exploration of family in all its glorious mess' - Louise Nealon
Three siblings. Three decades. One family story.
Set across twenty years of contemporary Ireland, Interlude follows siblings Cian, Dave and Katie as they confront the choices and ruptures that shape their lives, and their family. Each decade marks a moment of crisis that forces a reckoning with who they are and what they owe one another.
In 2004, sixteen-year-old Dave, a gifted pianist, is growing up in a fractured home. Reeling from his father's sudden disappearance and struggling with his sexuality, he turns to music to survive his grief. When his father's body is returned from abroad and Dave performs at the funeral, he glimpses the possibility of a more honest future.
Ten years on, Cian has become a father himself, but feels trapped in an unravelling marriage and haunted by memories of his own childhood. An affair with Dave's best friend Lucy shatters his family life, while opening the door to a self he has long denied.
By 2024, Katie is navigating dating apps, disordered eating and empty intimacy. When their mother reveals she is dying of cancer, the siblings are pulled back together, compelled to confront the past and reimagine what remains of their bond.
Tender and incisive, Interlude is a novel about love, inheritance and the fragile ties that bind families together.
Critic Reviews
'Interlude is a bracingly frank exploration of life's most vital entanglements ... A novel of complicated love, complicated desire, and complicated compassion' (Colin Walsh)
'Interlude is an assured piece of writing, warm, honest and heartbreakingly familiar ... This is a novel which gets right to the heart of what it means to love and be loved' (Jan Carson)
'A moving, lyrical exploration of family in all its glorious mess' (Louise Nealon)
'Interlude, with fearlessness and compassion, lays bare a family. Alert to life's complexities, this is a beautiful and compelling novel' (Wendy Erskine)
'Intimate and immersive, emotionally resonant and real' (Niamh Campbell)
'Interlude is a propulsive and clear-eyed exploration of one family's life in all its raw and fractured beauty. A moving and ultimately uplifting novel' (Danielle McLaughlin)
'Interlude is a beautiful novel, a closely observed family drama, and an exploration of grief, growing and the bonds that hold us together' (Seán Hewitt)
'Interlude is a moving portrait of familial dysfunction in all its glorious messiness. Holloway captures the ache of love that comes with living, the price we pay for connection, and the solace of finding where we belong' (Charleen Hurtubise)
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