The Christmas Club by Stephen Price
It is 1988. Six cynical young urbanites, brought together by a series of strange events, end up stranded at Christmas in a bleak, run-down house on an isolated stretch of Donegal coastline. It seems like a recipe for disaster, but as the landscape reveals its wild charms, and the house reveals its strange history, they ignite passions, become bound in friendship, and as a drunken joke form the Christmas Club. Fast-forward to Christmas 2002: as one by one the Christmas Club slowly reconvenes, middle-aged manners and the gloss of new money disguise passions that still run deep - passions that erupt with tragic consequences...
"The Christmas Club is that rare enough thing: popular fiction that also makes you think" Irish Independent"The novel is an enthralling read with a refreshingly original plotIt is fiction lightly peppered with real events...a powerful, poignant paean to the bittersweet nature of friendships" The Sunday Independent "An enjoyable tale...well written and leaves several imprints you'll still be pondering over a week later" 4 Star Review in The RTE Guide "His writing is stylish and has a natural panache that pushes things forward...an intriguing book...with an assured and vivid style" The Sunday Business Post "This writer demonstrates a knack for mystery that is reminiscent of Agatha Christie...Readers will be gripped" Metro "A superb novel, a timely artful rage against ringtone Ireland" Verbal/Belfast Telegraph "One of the best Irish Novels of the year" Irish Farmer's Journa l"Think the British TV series This Life crossed with A.S. Byatt's Possession and you'll get the drift of this novel...the author's wit, acerbic commentary and descriptive powers make it an absorbing and sometimes poignant experience...highly recommended" The Tuam Herald? "Price has a gift for the spoken word"Sunday Business Post
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905494613 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905494610 |
| Title | The Christmas Club |
| Author | Stephen Price |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Island Books |
| Year published | 2007-08-21 |
| Number of pages | 433 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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