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Strange Flowers

Strange Flowers

Paperback Published on: 13/05/2021
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Synopsis

Winner of the An Post Irish Novel of the Year 2020
Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award

'You have to truly love people to write like this' RACHEL JOYCE

'One of the greatest novels of this century' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

'Gorgeously wrought' GUARDIAN

In 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home and disappears.

Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never see their daughter again.

Five years later, Moll returns. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family's life forever.

Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today.

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'Outstanding ... Tender and beautifully written'INDEPENDENT

'All the beauty and sorrow of life can be found in these pages' KATHLEEN MACMAHON

'Exquisite . . . Beautiful' ANNE GRIFFIN, author of WHEN ALL IS SAID

'Ryan gathers together the fragments of broken lives and makes us something new and beautiful from them' RÓNÁN HESSION, author of LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781784163044
  • Number of pages: 240
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
  • Weight: 172g
  • Languages: English

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Strange Flowers
Lyrical and hypnotic
Kit and Paddy’s daughter left home unannounced one day five years ago and the light has gone from their lives. But there are more complications in the live... READ MORE
Mary Lou Hamill
Strange Flowers
Brilliant as always
Set in 1970s rural Ireland, the Gladney family suffer a shock as their daughter Moll disappears. Five years later Moll returns but is reluctant to talk abo... READ MORE
Jim
Strange Flowers
Connected Lives and Its Impacts in Strange Flowers
Strange Flowers took me by surprise. I expected this book to be good, but it was instead good in a way that wrapped itself around my mind and crept into my... READ MORE
Words and Nocturnes
Strange Flowers
Another wonderful book from Donal Ryan
Just finished this wonderful book in one long sitting. The story starts out when a daughter ups & leaves home leaving her parents distraught. The story unf... READ MORE
Tammy Kinsella
Strange Flowers
An excellent read from a very talented Irish writer
How lucky are we in Ireland to have such great writers! Donal Ryan’s latest wonderful offering is indeed a tale of Strange Flowers. The language is beautif... READ MORE
Clara Carter
Strange Flowers
Amazing as ever!
Yet again, a beautiful story from Donal Ryan. The tenderness of each character is very moving. The love each character holds inside them Donal tells the ... READ MORE
Siobhan McGuinness
Strange Flowers
Strange flowers
Beautiful writing here, as I would expect from Donal Ryan. I’ve enjoyed a few of his previous novels and short stories, and much of what I loved before is... READ MORE
SueLucie
Strange Flowers
A beautiful read
As a reader of crime fiction, Strange Flowers was a refreshingly different read for me. From the gorgeous cover design to the final sentence, I was wowed b... READ MORE
Roxie Key
Strange Flowers
Not quite one thing or the other
I had previously read Donal Ryan’s “From a Low and Quiet Sea”, a book which I summarised as “Overall an enjoyable novel, admirably intentioned and from a c... READ MORE
Graham Fulcher
Strange Flowers
Not for me
This was not for me really. I liked the idea and i generally like slow meandering stories but this just didn't hit it for me. I don't know what it was but ... READ MORE
beth younge
Strange Flowers
Surprising
Thanks to NetGalley and The Publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed this surprising and unexpected story (considering the blub... READ MORE
Ms Walker
Strange Flowers
Lyrical exploration of loss and shame.
Molly disappears from her Tipperary home in 1973. Five years later, just as her grieving parents, Kit and Paddy, learn to accept she is out of their lives ... READ MORE
Amanda Read
Strange Flowers
A treat to read.
There is a good story here - Molly has left the village mysteriously, and just as suddenly returns. The reasons unfold very gradually and all is not reveal... READ MORE
Annette Forrest
Strange Flowers
Love and Family Ties
The story of love and family ties down the decades is told in this book. It begins with the eternal struggle of the young who want more from life and flee ... READ MORE
Gillian Frost
Strange Flowers
Such a gentle read.
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy. A wonderfully gorgeous book cover that I could stare at all day. But good news, the novel is also brillia... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
Strange Flowers
Excellent
Oh my word what an amazing and brilliant read this was. I loved everything about this book. An excellent story with great characters . I was actually sad w... READ MORE
Fiona Tolan
Strange Flowers
Moving story of Irish life
Once again Donal Ryan has written a moving story of Irish life, this time including a black character, Alexander. In 1973 much to her parents' grief Moll G... READ MORE
Lucille Grant
Strange Flowers
Exquisite writing about love in all it's variations
______________ Strange Flowers is a beautifully written story about love and sadness. Romantic love, filial love and love for your roots are all entwined ... READ MORE
Paula Courtney
Strange Flowers
Okay
Set in 1973 in Tipperary Ireland, this is the story of Paddy and Kit Gladney and their daughter Molly in the small town of Nenagh. One day Molly ups and le... READ MORE
Michellle De Alwis
Strange Flowers
Donal Ryan grabs the reader by the heart yet again.
A family saga sweeping through three generations from the 1970’s up to the end of the century, Donal Ryan’s fourth novel, like all of his previous books, i... READ MORE
Anne Cunningham