The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually

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The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually

By: Helen Cullen

Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien

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When we met we were such untethered spirits floating through the world, as if one of us might drift away if we didn't hold hands tightly. We were imperfect people, who fitted perfectly together.

On an island off the west coast of Ireland, the Moone family gather, only to be shattered by tragedy. Murtagh Moone is a potter and devoted husband to Maeve, an actor struggling with her most challenging role yet as mother to their four children. Now Murtagh must hold his family close as we bear witness to their story before that night.

We return to the day Maeve and Murtagh meet, outside Trinity College in Dublin, and watch how one love story gives rise to another. As the Moone children learn who their parents truly are, we journey onwards with them to a future that none of the Moones could predict. Except perhaps Maeve herself.

The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually is a celebration of the complex, flawed and stubbornly optimistic human heart.

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"This life-affirming book will draw you in and keep you there." (Independent)

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"Enchanting, intriguing, deeply moving." (Irish Times)

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Well written story of a family living off the coast of Ireland. Small communities, gossip and life. Easy listening but gripping storyline, sad in parts and and very real in others. Glad I listened to it. Narrator was very good