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Home Stretch
- Narrated by: Graham Norton
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
Compelling new novel of stigma and secrecy from Sunday Times best seller.
It is 1987, and a small Irish community is preparing for the wedding of two of its young inhabitants. They're barely adults, not so long out of school and still part of the same set of friends they've grown up with. As the friends head home from the beach that last night before the wedding, there is a car accident. Three survive the crash, but three are killed. And the reverberations are felt throughout the small town.
Connor, the young driver of the car, lives. But staying among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as living with the shame and so he leaves the only place he knows for another life.
Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, by the noughties he has made a home - of sorts - for himself in New York.
The city provides shelter and possibility for the displaced, somewhere Connor can forget his past and forge a new life.
But the secrets, the unspoken longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind will not be silenced. And before long, Connor will have to meet his past.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-10-20
Exceptional
Graham Norton is an enviably talented author and a hugely skilled narrator. Each book is better than the last.
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- Mrs kelly
- 02-10-20
Very enjoyable read it in a day
Very enjoyable read. Moves through the years nicely and Graham reads it beautifully. I was holding for some justice at the end but it was more true to life that life goes on even when one's are lost tragically.
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- Lulu
- 14-10-20
The Best
I absolutely love Graham’s books.
He is such a natural author and his narration is excellent
Sorry to have finished this.
Would highly recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-12-20
Negative portrayal of women
I’m no feminist but there isn’t a decent portrayal of any woman n this book. Most of the women are depicted as a bit silly snd certainly not very smart , intelligent or admirable. Perhaps it’s to do with Graham Norton s narration but ’m Irish and of that era and I don’t recognize these characters as being typical . Generally love Graham Norton on TV though.
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- Pam Wright/ Alfie Blue Puss In Books
- 03-10-20
Yet another smash
Third of the Graham Norton books I’ve read think this might be my favourite...a little predictable but still smashing
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- Anonymous User
- 04-10-20
Great Storytelling
thoroughly enjoyable,
Graham was great to listen to.
a good twist. I loved it. Enjoy!
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- Marion Layton
- 04-10-20
Graham Norton -fab!
Loved every chapter and Graham narrating made the whole story come to life - finished over two days could not put down - highly recommend
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- Matt
- 04-11-20
Missed the last hour 3 times due to dropping off..
Guess i must be missing something here. I think if you have a particular interest in fiction based in Ireland, or coming of age stories and the pressures of coming out in a traditional society, then you'll like it. I found the story really weak and unengaging. I imagine the high ratings come more from the fact that listeners are Graham Norton fans rather than approaching the content objectively.
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- Sigrin
- 09-01-21
Home run
What a talent Mr Norton is, he has written a great book, with twists and turns not screeching l’y oh my gosh moments but rather like driving a nice old sports car on a meandering country road.
Mr Norton always sets his books in Ireland.Probably due to the fact they there is always so much traditional ways of life that just don’t exist else where? Then added the stoic Catholicism that was in ground to its people and you have the set, scenes and characters to write a great book.
As for narration Graham Norton goes down with David Williams and Stephen as having one of those voices that allows you to not only conjure up an image in your minds eye but makes a complete film in your memory banks.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-12-20
Brilliant
I loved the book even though it is not my usual listening material
Made so much more pleasurable as it was read by Graham Norton himself - his Irish accents for the various characters was excellent & made me chuckle at times - when if his next book due ?
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