Holding

Holding Synopsis

Holding: Graham Norton's beloved, best-selling debut novel

'A beautiful piece of writing'
KATHY BURKE

'A gripping, humane drama'
SUNDAY TIMES

The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled.

SERGEANT P J COLLINS hasn't always been this overweight; mother of two BRID RIORDAN hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant EVELYN ROSS hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste. So when human remains are discovered on an old farm, the village's dark past begins to unravel.

As the frustrated PJ struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret.

'Wonderfully perceptive'
DAILY MAIL

'Charming . . . A gentle comic crime story'
GUARDIAN

'At times heartbreaking, at others snortingly funny'
STYLIST

Readers adore Holding

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'A wonderful piece of storytelling and exquisite characterisation' ? ? ? ? ?

'Will keep you turning pages late into the night' ? ? ? ? ?