into the wreck

Grief and recrimination is leavened by arch humour, but above all, the book is a moving reflection on the unknowability of human beings, and the gulf between how others see us and how we see ourselves

The Week, Novel of the Week

Embeds personal silence in a broader network of social and political questions, enmeshing the story in the everyday life of contemporary Ulster

Belfast Telegraph

into the wreck is an intriguing, witty, moving and complex interrogation of modern Irish history, family, messy grief, and indomitable connections. Dickey is a wonderfully stylish writer with an unwavering eye for the truths of relationships: however squalid or sweet these truths may in fact be

JOHN PATRICK McHUGH, author of Fun and Games

I absolutely gulped down into the wreck. Dickey’s prose, as ever, is perfectly calibrated. I can’t think of a contemporary writer who tackles modern relationships with fiercer wit and greater wisdom – these characters spike off the page

A. K. BLAKEMORE, Desmond Elliot Prize-winning author of The Glutton

A superb piece of work. Incredibly moving, powerfully written. Substantial in its themes, profound in its interrogation of familial relationships, Susannah Dickey beautifully articulates the divergent existential experiences of parents and their children, teasing out the deeply uncomfortable and often painful situations arising in the aftermath of loss

MICHAEL MAGEE, Nero Book Award-winning author of Close to Home

Susannah Dickey is an unreasonably bright, wise and funny writer. into the wreck is a timeless, moving novel about the grip that family and birthplace hold on our lives. The novel bears its heavy contemplations with ease, assurance, perspective, humour and generosity. The vaults of Irish literature are newly enriched

CAOILINN HUGHES, author of The Wild Laughter

In this wonderful novel, the narrators complicate one another as they share their interiority and personal struggles to know the people they love . . . Susannah Dickey creates a rich, sensitive and vivid portrait of a family keening to understand each other and themselves

AMY KEY, author of Arrangements in Blue

into the wreck is a haunting masterpiece that captures the quiet and deadly drama of everyday family life. Set against the shadows of the North, we are immersed into what forms a family, what holds it together and how the ordinary becomes epic. into the wreck is a meditation on intimacy and endurance. Dickey’s storytelling is both forensic and tender — and she has a rare gift for illuminating the beauty in the banal. The novel feels simultaneously grounded in the present and touched by something otherworldly. Utterly original, compelling, sardonic, brutal, visceral and emotionally devastating, this is easily one of the best books I’ve read this year

ELAINE FEENEY, Booker Prize-longlisted author of How to Build a Boat

Expertly captures the interior panic of youth. Beware you may spot yourself in these pages

ALAN DAVIES

Susannah Dickey is a favourite new find – she’s a terrific Northern Irish novelist and poet

Good Housekeeping

Dickey’s use of language, right down to individual choice of words, is carefully and artfully considered

The Skinny

Perfectly judged . . . A surprising, clever, sad and strange book which I am still thinking about long after finishing - and yet such a propulsive joy to read too

MEGAN NOLAN, on Common Decency

Her turn of phrase, ear for dialogue, wry humour and power of observation are masterful

NELL FRIZZELL, on Common Decency

An insightful exploration of family dynamics punctuated with Dickey’s trademark wit and empathy

Country & Town House

Dicky has managed to imbue into the wreck with some truly arresting imagery while also putting a wholly fresh spin on the family saga, which, here, feels authentically tangled

The Crack