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Holding

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Holding

By: Graham Norton
Narrated by: Graham Norton
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About this listen

 Duneen is a quiet place, far enough from the big towns to have kept its own rhythms. Its residents include castdown policeman PJ who lives a lonely, uneventful life punctuated only by the next meal - until now; the beautiful and mysterious family of three spinster sisters each with their own secrets and sorrows; and of course, the town's gossip who think she knows the answers. When a grim discovery is made on a building site up by the old school, it becomes the catalyst for long buried secrets and rivalries to come to light and this silent, once innocent and repressed-seeming town is revealed to have a much darker, hungrier undertow.©2016 Graham Norton Cosy Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Small Town & Rural Suspense Funny Feel-Good Fiction Village

Critic reviews

Poised and perceptive (Louis Wise)
Deeply accomplished, with brilliantly observed, entertaining characters and an atmospheric setting
Heartwarming and observant
Strenuously charming...surprisingly tender (Clare Allfree)
One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel. (John Boyne)
An undercurrent of black comedy accompanies the ripples that ensue - but with a pathos that makes this deftly plotted story as moving as it is compelling.
charming...thoughtfully done...highly enjoyable.
Full of emotion and tense moments. You will be gripped from the first page.
All stars
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.. well done mr N ... a great book ... loved it
.. keep it up .. will be waiting for the next one

Excellent

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Really love Graham Norton so this book was an absolute delight. Funny, witty, sad, disturbing and intriguing were just some of the emotions that kept you wanting to listen.

Would certainly want to read or listen to Grahams other books.

Brilliantly written and narrated.....

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Enjoyed this book nice simple story with characters you can't but like. The narrator done a good job you really can't but see them while listening.

enjoyable listen

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Great read - an easy page turner. Graham's narration really brought it to life.

Loved it, country village brilliantly described

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What a wonderful surprise this book is - pacey writing, an excellent plot and engaging characters. This is all enhanced by Graham's narration which adds the lilting cadence of the Irish vernacular without going over the top. I thoroughly enjoyed this and didn't want to leave the characters - I sincerely hope that he continues the story onward in his next book !

Wonderful writing and narration !

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