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Nothing But Blue Sky
- Author
- Kathleen MacMahon
- Narrator
- Stephen Hogan
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 30 July 2020
- Run Time
- 10 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage?
David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he has to think again. In reliving their twenty years together David sees that the ground beneath them had shifted and he simply hadn't noticed. Or had chosen not to.
Figuring out who Mary Rose really was and the secrets that she kept - some of these hidden in plain sight - makes David wonder if he really knew her. Did he even know himself?
Nothing But Blue Sky is a precise and tender story of love in marriage - a gripping examination of what binds couples together and of what keeps them apart.
© Kathleen MacMahon 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Critics Review
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A poignant, gentle and astutely observed novel about marriage and the evolution of love
Sunday Times, Novels of the Year 2020
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A piece of perfection - a subtle, thought-provoking investigation of a marriage. It rings true. It's the best book I've read all year
Irish Examiner
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What a beautiful novel ... elegant, understated, subtly powerful, and rings so perfectly true ... Beautiful, poignant moments, drawn with such quiet power. And that quiet power is alive and at work on every page
Donal Ryan
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Beautiful and moving
Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground
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Insightful and deeply moving, this is a story of one man's grief that somehow manages to hold onto its sense of humour. I loved this book
Christine Dwyer Hickey
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Skilfully written with a wonderful lightness of touch ... An acutely observed portrait of a relationship ... filled with astute observations of human behaviour
Irish Times
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Kathleen MacMahon's prose could not appear more effortless or beautiful
Sunday Independent
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Heart-rending ... a tender and beautiful [love story] ... MacMahon's words ring with the honesty of truth, offering genuine insight into the human condition
Business Post
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A tender dissection of marriage
Independent
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This elegant, tender novel is an absolute pleasure
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Details
- Author
- Kathleen MacMahon
- Narrator
- Stephen Hogan
- Duration
- 10 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 July 2020
- ISBN
- 9780241990193
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage?David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he has to think again. In reliving their twenty years together David sees that the ground beneath them had shifted and he simply hadn't noticed. Or had chosen not to.Figuring out who Mary Rose really was and the secrets that she kept - some of these hidden in plain sight - makes David wonder if he really knew her. Did he even know himself? Nothing But Blue Sky is a precise and tender story of love in marriage - a gripping examination of what binds couples together and of what keeps them apart.© Kathleen MacMahon 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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