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The Thing About December

Yazan: Donal Ryan
Seslendiren: Donal Ryan
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‘He heard Daddy one time saying he was a grand quiet boy to Mother when he thought Johnsey couldn’t hear them talking. Mother must have been giving out about him being a gom and Daddy was defending him. He heard the fondness in Daddy’s voice. But you’d have fondness for an auld eejit of a crossbred pup that should have been drowned at birth.’

While the Celtic Tiger rages, and greed becomes the norm, Johnsey Cunliffe desperately tries to hold on to the familiar, even as he loses those who all his life have protected him from a harsh world. Village bullies and scheming land-grabbers stand in his way, no matter where he turns.
Set over the course of one year of Johnsey’s life, The Thing About December breathes with his grief, bewilderment, humour and agonizing self-doubt. This is a heart-twisting tale of a lonely man struggling to make sense of a world moving faster than he is.
Donal Ryan’s award-winning debut, The Spinning Heart, garnered unprecedented acclaim, and The Thing About December confirms his status as one of the best writers of his generation.

© Donal Ryan 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Coming of Age Family Life Genre Fiction Kurgu Samimi
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A force of nature ... a life-enhancing talent (Sebastian Barry)
His paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show, and he writes with a social accuracy that is devastating (Anne Enright)
Compelling and heartbreaking . . beautiful, yet simple and utterly convincing
Cements Ryan as the sharpest chronicler of modern Irish life
Painfully moving ... Ryan’s work has set a benchmark to which other writers will aspire. (John Boyne)
Clear-eyed and moving. (Belinda McKeon)
A powerful and touching meditation on loneliness and isolation . . . Ryan continues to establish himself as an important voice in recording contemporary Ireland.
Powerful . . . Ryan is clearly committed to his subject and possesses the insight and empathy to illuminate the heart of the matter. (Claire Kilroy)
Ryan is a remarkably good chronicler of contemporary Irish life
Ryan holds you to the page by the sheer force of his language ... If you’re interested in the state of Irish fiction now, pick up a copy of this book. (Nadine O'Regan)
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Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
Powerful story, brilliantly told and beautiful narration. Descriptive power left me breathless. Donal Ryan is a masterful writer and insightful story teller. Loved it.

Wonderful book

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
Thoroughly enjoyed this story! Chapter 7 skips in the audible, rest of it thoroughly makes up for it.

Donal Ryan is excellent!

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
I found this author through accident and will have to read/listen to more of his books. I think the fact that he read this added a lot Totally had me hooked

Excellent

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
What a beautiful insightful tender book. Highly recommended. The turn of phrase is delightful and I felt like I was present throughout. Fabulous!

Wow

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