'Atmospheric creepy and impossible to put down.' the TIMES 'A compelling and moving story
expertly told that will draw you in and keep you in its grip until the last page.' DAILY
EXPRESS 'Magnificent ... his writing is evocative and perfect. His grasp of human loneliness
and longing is beautiful and comforting.' MARIAN KEYES 'I raved about Holding two years ago ...
A Keeper is even better. A powerful very sad story beautiful writing two time frames that
are perfectly balanced. Outstanding. Will easily be one of my books of 2018.' JOHN BOYNE'A
gripping thoughtful tale about the search for identity belonging and self-possession.'
OBSERVER'Moving and darkly funny.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Smart well-written and thoroughly
entertaining.' IRISH INDEPENDENT'It's a sad and lovely book brimful of tenderness and
compassion where the revelations of the past upturn the perceptions of the present.' SUNDAY
EXPRESS 'Charming and tender a complete joy.' SUNDAY MIRROR 'Perfectly crafted a beautiful
gripping account of Irish memory and deceit. A terrific achievement.' ANDREW O'HAGAN From the
bestselling author of Holding comes a masterly tale of secrets and ill-fated loves set on the
coast of Ireland. Dear Lonely Leinster Lady I'm not really sure how to begin . . . The truth
drifts out to sea riding the waves out of sight. And then the tide turns. Elizabeth Keane
returns to Ireland after her mother's death intent only on wrapping up that dismal part of her
life. There is nothing here for her she wonders if there ever was. The house of her childhood
is stuffed full of useless things her mother's presence already fading. And perhaps had she
not found the small stash of letters the truth would never have come to light. 40 years
earlier a young woman stumbles from a remote stone house the night quiet but for the tireless
wind that circles her as she hurries further into the darkness away from the cliffs and the
sea. She has no sense of where she is going only that she must keep on. This compelling new
novel confirms Graham Norton's status as a fresh literary voice bringing his clear-eyed
understanding of human nature and its darkest flaws.
