{"product_id":"9780571358793-tell-me-what-i-am","title":"Tell Me What I Am","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Beautiful, haunting.' LOUISE KENNEDY\u003cbr\u003eCaptivating, tender and deeply moving, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable portrait of the indelible bonds of family - and how far we will go for the ones we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ENCORE AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Crooked Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful, haunting.' LOUISE KENNEDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vividly real . There's love here as well as pain.' MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply moving.' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sure-footed and emotionally complex novel . absorbing.' \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved it.' LIZ NUGENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease don't hang up. I don't know if you remember. You used to live with me. You and your mother.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby lives with her father in an old farmhouse at the end of a dirt road. He teaches her to hunt, to forage for mushrooms, to gut a fish. She learns to tiptoe around his temper - and never to ask about her absent mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby has no idea that, hundreds of miles away, a woman she barely remembers is desperate to answer those same questions.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptivating, tender and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eTell Me What I Am\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable portrait of the indelible bonds of family - and how far we will go for the ones we love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Haunting and deeply moving.' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Propulsive and richly atmospheric.' \u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An engrossing, deftly-told story with an aching secret at its heart, this is a profoundly moving novel of family and women standing strong together.' LISA BALLANTYNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving.' CHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling . Mannion writes with a lyrical economy that stands out, and always shows a deep empathy for her well-drawn characters.' \u003ci\u003eIRISH EXAMINER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wrenching portrait of the umbilical bond between mother and child and, more powerfully still, an icily persuasive account of the subtle dark arts of male coercion and abuse.' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly told story, engrossing, with love, pain, heartbreak and darkness. The characterisation was excellent and the plot was moving and gently woven.' 5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I raced through. Well-written, incredibly tense and chilling in parts.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book to savour and appreciate as well as enjoy.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is such a powerful story of love and family. It kept me awake desperate to find out what had happened to affect them all so badly.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a beautifully written novel with powerfully drawn characters.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Had me hooked. Loved it.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wow what a book!' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Una Mannion's first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Crooked Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, is available now**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41699296182369,"sku":"9780571358793","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36362177_813693f8-b453-40ed-8a66-e2b7734bb9d4.jpg?v=1759442570","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571358793-tell-me-what-i-am","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}