The Invisible Worm
The Invisible Worm
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A beautifully crafted Irish novel of family and secrets, from one of Ireland's best loved writers
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The Invisible Worm by Jennifer Johnston
'Jennifer Johnston is masterly at creating atmosphere and evoking period and place' Daily Express It starts with a funeral. The great and the good have assembled: the President has sent a representative, and dignitaries are there in force. And Laura remembers those two terrible events. But was the tragedy out at sea an accident? Was the experience in the summerhouse cause rather than effect? With wonderful delicacy and economy, Jennifer Johnston has stripped bare the lives of a family overwhelmed by more than one of the deadly sins.
An immaculate artist: understated, unshowy, a careful and economical craftswoman of language and all the loose, unwieldy stuff of emotion * Scotsman *
Jennifer Johnston is masterly at creating atmosphere and evoking period and place * Daily Express *
Cool, crafted poise and sly wit * The Times *
Roddy Doyle called Johnston the best writer in IrelandMesmerising, powerful fiction * Red *
Jennifer Johnston is masterly at creating atmosphere and evoking period and place * Daily Express *
Cool, crafted poise and sly wit * The Times *
Roddy Doyle called Johnston the best writer in IrelandMesmerising, powerful fiction * Red *
Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of the foremost Irish writers of her generation. She won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780747262596 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747262594 |
| Title | The Invisible Worm |
| Author | Jennifer Johnston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 1999-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |