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Home Stretch

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the An Post Irish Popular Fiction Award

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 Shame and longing can flow through generations, but the secrets of the heart will not be buried for ever.

It is 1987 and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony a group of young friends, including bride and groom, drive out to the beach. There is an accident. Three survive, but three are killed.

The live of the families are shattered and the rifts between them are felt throughout the small town. Connor is one of the survivors. But staying among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as living with the shame of having been the driver. He leaves the only place he knows for another life, taking his secrets with him. Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, he makes 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 confront his past.

Graham Norton's powerful and timely novel of emigration and return demonstrates his keen understanding of the power of stigma and secrecy - with devastating results.


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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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It was a gentle, twisting tale which was beautifully read and poignant. Well worth a listen.

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I really enjoyed this. Gentle, vivid descriptions of the mainly Irish cast and locations...New York, Dublin. A story with a twist and all at pace, with the fine voice of the author breathing life into every minute. I'll be buying the next book!

Cracking story...

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I’m sorry I didn’t read the actual book as whilst I enjoyed really enjoyed the story I didn’t like Graham Norton’s narration it was really annoying particularly when he was doing the female characters

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Lovely story. How the world has changed...for the better. Glad that Graham read the book himself wouldn't have been the same for someone else to do it.😀

Beautiful book

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