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Midwinter Break
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A Guardian / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Herald Scotland / Mail on Sunday Book of the YearWinner of the Bord Gáis Novel of the Year‘Midwinter Break is a work of extraordinary emotional precision and sympathy, about coming to terms – to an honest reckoning – with love and the loss of love, with memory and pain…this is a novel of great ambition by an artist at the height of his powers’ Colm TóibínA retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, fly to Amsterdam for a midwinter break. A holiday to refresh the senses, to see the sights and to generally take stock of what remains of their lives. But amongst the wintry streets and icy canals we see their relationship fracturing beneath the surface. And when memories re-emerge of a troubled time in their native Ireland things begin to fall apart. As their midwinter break comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are – and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.181 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.6 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
| by | |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 256 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2018-1-4 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1784704911 |
| About The Author | Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow. He has written five previous collections of stories and five novels, including Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Midwinter Break, the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Novel of the Year. He has written versions of his fiction for other media – radio and television plays, screenplays and libretti. |
| Review Quote | Its portrayal of the tightening vice of alcohol addiction is unparalleled. But its profound exploration of its love, companionship, faith, work and our search for meaning in life made it a tender masterpiece, and one of the year’s essential reads. |
| Other text | MacLaverty doesn’t publish novels very often but when he does they are outstanding. |
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