The Beauty of Impossible Things
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The Beauty of Impossible Things by Rachel Donohue
This perfect slice of Summer Gothic is a darkly beguiling coming-of-age tale, threaded with fading seaside glamour and simmering heat, from the Irish Times bestselling author of The Temple House Vanishing.
A brooding, gothic-tinged coming-of-age tale.. There is a gentle lyricism to Donohue's prose that brushes everything with a dreamy heat haze - but the emotions roiling beneath are sharp and cutting * The Times *
Poetic, atmospheric * Daily Mail *
An elegant, coming-of-age novel that has touches of Françoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse as well as LP Hartley's The Go-Between ... the atmosphere and characters Donohue creates linger long after finishing. * Sunday Independent *
Haunting and compelling * Emma Rous *
Brims with atmospheric, eerie tension * Irish Independent *
Donohue looks to be the latest name to join the ranks of Ireland's proud female thriller-writing tradition. * Irish Independent on Rachel Donhue *
Donohue's language is sharp, mature and occasionally quite beautiful. There is a poetic lilt to the prose... * Sunday Business Post *
Donohue is a master of clean, sharp prose * Irish Times on Rachel Donohue *
Eloquent, lyrical prose ... fascinating and thought-provoking * NB Magazine *
Donohue's writing is crisp and frequently elegant ... the novel's moving ending feels earned and real. * Irish Times *
Donohue writes with an apparently effortless grace * Big Issue *
Poetic, atmospheric * Daily Mail *
An elegant, coming-of-age novel that has touches of Françoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse as well as LP Hartley's The Go-Between ... the atmosphere and characters Donohue creates linger long after finishing. * Sunday Independent *
Haunting and compelling * Emma Rous *
Brims with atmospheric, eerie tension * Irish Independent *
Donohue looks to be the latest name to join the ranks of Ireland's proud female thriller-writing tradition. * Irish Independent on Rachel Donhue *
Donohue's language is sharp, mature and occasionally quite beautiful. There is a poetic lilt to the prose... * Sunday Business Post *
Donohue is a master of clean, sharp prose * Irish Times on Rachel Donohue *
Eloquent, lyrical prose ... fascinating and thought-provoking * NB Magazine *
Donohue's writing is crisp and frequently elegant ... the novel's moving ending feels earned and real. * Irish Times *
Donohue writes with an apparently effortless grace * Big Issue *
Rachel Donohue graduated from University College, Dublin, in Philosophy and Politics before embarking on a career in communications and media relations. Her short fiction has been published in the Irish Times, Irish Independent and at RTE online (Irish national broadcaster). In 2017, she won the prestigious Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year Award for her short fiction. Her debut novel, The Temple House Vanishing was an Irish Times bestseller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781838952143 |
| ISBN 10 | 1838952144 |
| Title | The Beauty of Impossible Things |
| Author | Rachel Donohue |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2021-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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