{"product_id":"holding-book-graham-norton-9781501173271","title":"Holding","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom Graham Norton--the BAFTA Award-winning and hugely popular BBC America television host--comes a charming debut novel set in an idyllic Irish village where a bumbling investigator has to sort through decades of gossip and secrets to solve a mysterious crime. \"With its tale of provincial life, gimlet-eyed spinsters, and thwarted love...it feels almost like a Miss Marple mystery written by Colm Tóibín\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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; Brid Riordan, a mother of two, hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So when human remains--suspected to be those of Tommy Burke, a former lover of both Brid and Evelyn--are discovered on an old farm, the village's dark past begins to unravel. As a frustrated P.J. struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his professional life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regrets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Darkly comic, at times profoundly sad, and \"especially inviting because of its tongue-in-cheek wit\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eHolding\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful debut. Graham Norton employs his acerbic humor to breathe life into a host of lovable characters, and explore--with searing honesty--the complexities and contradictions that make us human.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49545430368529,"sku":"GOR009770451","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50114973663505,"sku":"GOR011788493","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50330134577425,"sku":"CIN1501173278G","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50378655629585,"sku":"CIN1501173278A","price":3.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50764168888593,"sku":"CIN1501173278VG","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51031406739729,"sku":"NIN9781501173271","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501173278.jpg?v=1751148664","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/holding-book-graham-norton-9781501173271","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}