Holding: The Sunday Times Bestseller - AS SEEN ON ITV
Hardback Published on: 06/10/2016
Price: £20.00
Bookseller Reviews
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Buried secrets come to light...
I was only two pages into this when I snort laughed to myself, I knew then that I was in for a treat! The small Irish village of Duneen is pretty quiet, e... READ MORE
I loved it.
Oh my, this is ‘so Graham Norton’. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and could honestly hear Graham’s voice narrating it in my head. I love Graham Norton as a... READ MORE
A Darkly Comic Mystery
Maeve Binchy meets Midsomer Murders in Norton's crime debut. While characterisation sometimes falls short, this is nonetheless an enjoyable and pacy read, ... READ MORE
Keep Holding On
When I first learned that Graham Norton, television personality, actor, comedian, famous face, had written a novel, I was a little sceptical, if moderatel... READ MORE
Excellent entertainment
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it's a small town mystery where everyone seems to have a secret. Really well written with lovely descriptives and interesti... READ MORE
Synopsis
No one living could recall a time when it had ever looked any different. Time didn’t pass in Dundeen; it seeped away.
The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled.
Sergeant PJ Collins hasn't always been this overweight; mother of- two Brid Riordan hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste.
So when human remains are discovered on an old farm, suspected to be that of Tommy Burke - a former love of both Brid and Evelyn - the village's dark past begins to unravel.
As the frustrated PJ struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret.
Darkly comic, touching and at times profoundly sad. Graham Norton employs his acerbic wit to breathe life into a host of loveable characters, and explore - with searing honesty - the complexities and contradictions that make us human. A masterful debut, Holding is an intelligently crafted story of love, secrets and loss.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781444792003
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 222 x 159 x 34 mm
- Weight: 516g
Customer Reviews
View allThis mystery needs solving!
Graham Norton has used a mixture of comedy and drama, with a complex group of characters.
Set in the small village of Duneen, the story quickly develops, ... READ MORE
Not exactly what I was expecting
Graham Norton has joined the ranks of celebrity novelists. After a couple of autobiographical works he has got the writing bug and has been spurred on to ... READ MORE
Holding by Graham Norton
This was a wonderful leisurely read, full of humour which you would expect from the author and a thoughtful who done it.
Great characters and a strong, surprising plot
So here is the thing. Graham Norton is a great author. While still working at Waterstones, I overheard some people saying 'oh, another one of these celebri... READ MORE
A pleasing light read
HOLDING
BY
GRAHAM NORTON
There are so many dark books, thrillers, murders, horrors that sometimes it is refreshing to tackle something light - and this... READ MORE
Surprisingly accomplished
I bought this wanting a light read to cheer up a wet weekend and wasn't disappointed. Norton's tale of mysterious human remains dug up in an Irish village ... READ MORE
Holding by Graham Norton
Good story, mixture of sad and difficult issues of times past, investigation into small village and how life and people move forward. I thought it was a... READ MORE
A warm book sure to delight
Like many, I found myself completely immersed in this delightful novel written by Graham Norton. Holding is warm and familiarly comfortable but has more de... READ MORE
a fabulous debut novel
In a small Irish village live a cast of characters quietly getting on with their lives. Three spinster sisters living in the big house, Brid, an alcoholic ... READ MORE
Holding, Graham Norton
I got up early to get another book read and under my belt. At 8am this morning I finished Graham Nortons book, "Holding". I wouldn't like to say it was a... READ MORE
Good debut
Norton's first novel is an impressively polished book. The writing is good an his grasp of character leaps from the page. The story weaves past and present... READ MORE
Surprisingly good
I don’t normally read books written by “celebrities” but I admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this written by Graham Norton. What initially grabbed m... READ MORE
Love it
Loved this book ,had me hooked from the first couple of pages , and I could not put it down. I can't wait for Graham to write another !
Such a surprise!
Yes, it is a murder mystery, but, it is also a gentle and lovely story. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Easy but enjoyable
I found this a really easy book to read-characters you could really visualise and feel like you know. A super effort and look forward to the next one
Beneath The Surface
Duneen is a small, sleepy town where nothing ever happens. But it does and it did and the past is going to come back and haunt them. Set in a modern Irel... READ MORE
Pleasant Enough Read.
A light pleasant enough read but in my opinion the plot was somewhat weak. A cosy mystery set in a small Irish village where gossip is rife and everyone ha... READ MORE