Everything That Is Beautiful

Told through three women's perspectives, the novel explores the power of love, blame and fragile family bonds in a tightly knit rural setting

Woman Magazine

A deeply moving exploration of all the joys and pains of living in community. Beautifully written, funny, emotionally complex and always quietly hopeful. I loved it.

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, award-winning author of Ordinary Saints

Everything That Is Beautiful is as funny as it is achingly moving. A compassionate, clear-eyed portrait of the ties that hold - and haunt - us

Louise O'Neill, bestselling author of Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?

I truly loved it. Nealon has such a talent for conveying the intimate and devastating multitudes of family life. Bittersweet, wise, full of humour and heart.

Grainne O'Hare, author of THIRST TRAP

I couldn't put this novel down. So full of empathy and understanding about what it means to love people and how to belong to a family, even when you're on the outside looking in.

Ciara Geraghty, bestselling author of Late Learner

It's rare to read a novel where rage and compassion are so delicately balanced on each page. This book made me want to open a window and shout.

Sheila Armstrong, author How To Gut A Fish

Fresh and engaging . . . Her characters are alive and real, and the familial relationships, with all their petty cruelties and their bumbling acts of love, are so acutely observed

Claire Gleeson, author of Show Me Where It Hurts

A striking portrait of three women and their strength and devotion in the face of devastation. Everything That is Beautiful is wrought with tension, humour, irreverence and warmth. Louise Nealon captures so well the nuances of Irish family life - the chaos, the imperfections, and the unconditional love. I felt I was in the family kitchen, experiencing their laughter and celebrating their triumphs - and heartbreak. The Foleys will inhabit your heart long after the last page.

Charleen Hurtubise, author of The Polite Act of Drowning

Utterly immersive and beautifully told. The Foley household comes to life on the page. Family secrets reveal the complexities of loving those who betray us. This big, boisterous, Irish family will make you laugh and break your heart.

Carmel McMahon, author of In Ordinary Time

Observant and empathetic, Nealon demonstrates her keen eye as a writer capturing the world of those living on the edges of an apparent perfect family expertly.

Anne Griffin, award-winning author of When All Is Said

I was deeply touched by this warm, funny, complex novel. Louise Nealon is a writer attuned to the nuances and contradictions of life. In Everything that is Beautiful, Nealon writes with a deftness of touch and an eye for beauty. An immensely rewarding read

Danielle McLaughlin, author of The Art of Falling

'From the first beguiling sentence, you know as a reader that you are in safe hands. Everything is Beautiful is a book that you won't be able to put down, and will give to everyone you love. This masterful novel is by turns dark and funny, intimate and worldly. Louise Nealon writes with stunning emotional clarity, delivering a rich and complex portrayal of family life and sporting community, with characters that stayed with me long after I'd finished reading. An instant classic. I adored it

Olivia Fitzsimons, author of The Quiet Whispers Never Stop

Takes [the reader] on a journey through what's unsaid in a family and the love that still binds them all.

Belfast Telegraph