The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey
The stunning new novel from the beloved Christine Dwyer Hickey, the bestselling author of Last Train from Liguria.With a beguiling grace and a deceptive simplicity, Christine Dwyer Hickey reminds us that the past is never far away - rather, it constantly surrounds us, suspends us, haunts us. This is a brilliant portrait of America as we journey with Edward Hopper and his marvellously eccentric wife, Josephine Nivison, through the years shortly after the Second World War. Two young boys, one German, one American, negotiate the ongoing perils of loss, while Hopper's wife poses searing questions, and Hopper himself attempts answers on canvas. The world, as so powerfully evoked by Christine Dwyer Hickey, is bridged by small acts of mercy and hope. * Colum McCann *
Everything about the writing is so carefully balanced - thought and action, feeling and movement, drama and suspense. She leaves space on the page, giving her characters the freedom to behave unexpectedly and to occupy the mind of the reader even when they are offstage. It is a long time since I have read such a fine novel or one that I have enjoyed quite so much. * Irish Times *
Tender * The Times Literary Supplement *
Christine Dwyer Hickey's breathtakingly beautiful novel The Narrow Land is about the marriage of Edward Hopper and his wife, Josephine, but builds into a meditation on all marriages and on creativity, in sentences that have the poise and beauty of a great picture. * The Times *
The novel is set up like an artwork itself, with broad brushstrokes and fine lines, layer upon layer, scene upon scene...This is no plot-driven page-turner, rather a slow, ethereal thing, where you stop after each paragraph and let the achingly beautiful words resonate. You feel the weight of history but with a lightness of touch. * Sunday Independent *
Hickey's writing is gorgeously lyrical, whether describing the beauty of the Massachusetts landscape or the often painful life of the creative soul...like an American version of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day. It's beguiling and compelling. * Sunday Business Post *
[Christine Dwyer-Hickey] is nuanced and exceptional at character and voice. * Sinead Gleeson, Twitter *
A wonderful read - thought provoking and compelling - and, to my mind, Christine's best to date. * Irish Examiner, praise for The Lives of Women *
A big, bold, remarkably assured narrative... A powerfully accomplished work of art. * Joseph O'Connor, Guardian, praise for Last Train to Liguria *
Beautiful and heartbreaking. * Independent on Sunday, praise for Last Train to Liguria *
Stunning... Extraordinary. * Independent on Sunday, praise for Cold Eye of Heaven *
A beautifully written novel... that confirms Hickey's status as a major talent. * Mail on Sunday, praise for Last Train to Liguria *
[Christine Dwyer Hickey's] writing shows a deep understanding of human weakness, longing and regret. * Laois Today *
Christine Dwyer Hickey is an award winning novelist and short story writer.
Her novel The Cold Eye of Heaven( Atlantic Books) won the Irish Novel of the Year of the Year 2012, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2011 and nominated for the IMPAC 2013 award. Last Train from Liguria( Atlantic Books) was shortlisted for the Prix L'Européen de Littérature and Tatty( New Island Books and Vintage Books) was chosen as one of the 50 Irish Books of the Decade as well as being nominated for The Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards novel of the year 2004. Her first novel The Dancer was shortlisted for Irish Novel of the Year.
She has won several short story awards and her first collection The House on Parkgate Street and other Dublin Stories( New Island Books) was published in 2013. Her first play, 'Snow Angels' premiered at the Project Theatre Dublin in 2014, and the text of same was published in March 2015 (New Island Books). Her seventh novel, The Lives of Women was published in 2015 by Atlantic Books.
Her short story, Back to Bones, was longlisted for the Sunday Times/EFG Award in February 2017, and won the Writing.ie Short Story Award at the 2017 Irish Book Awards.
Her brand new novel, The Narrow Land, was published in March 2019.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786496713 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786496712 |
| Title | The Narrow Land |
| Author | Christine Dwyer Hickey |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2019-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Winner of WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2020 (UK), Winner of Dalkey Literary Awards 2020 |
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