The Bee Sting

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Paul Murray (author)

Paperback Published on: 02/05/2024

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Worth the commitment!

Thanks to the publisher for sending a copy to our store! I haven't read a fiction book this long in many years, and it felt like quite a daunting undertaki... READ MORE

Megan at Peterborough

Messy, untidy and brilliant

I think this can only be described as a Tour de Force. A chunky read, certainly, but so worthwhile. At its centre is a story of an Irish family slowly disi... READ MORE

Huw Chapman

Oh My God, The Ending

Stayed up late to finish reading this tonight. I don't have the words to describe what an amazing book it is. The end has truly floored me. I need to talk ... READ MORE

Becky, Waterstones Gloucester

Synopsis

The Barnes family are in trouble. Until recently they ran the biggest business in town, now they’re teetering on the brink of bankruptcy – and that’s just the start of their problems.

Dickie and Imelda’s marriage is hanging by a thread; straight-A student Cass is careening off the rails; PJ is hopelessly in debt to the school bully. Meanwhile the ghosts of old mistakes are rising out of the past to meet them, but everyone’s too wrapped up in the present to see the danger looming.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241984406
Number of pages: 656
Weight: 516g
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 41 mm

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600 pages but feels like 200 (in the best way).

This book is over 600 pages, but it’s the easiest 600 pages I’ve ever read. The pages practically turn themselves. I’ve heard it said that Murray could hav... READ MORE

Keeley Bernhardt

The Bee Sting

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