{"product_id":"9781399769990-home-stretch","title":"Home Stretch","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe powerful Sunday Times bestselling novel of exile and belonging from the author of FRANKIE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe powerful and timely novel of emigration and return, stigma and secrecy, from beloved \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Graham Norton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Stretch\u003c\/i\u003e: the moving, wise story of shame, acceptance and finding your way back home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of heart and humanity . I loved every single page' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful and heartbreaking' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePANDORA SYKES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Intelligent and tenderly observed' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIt is 1987 and a small Irish community is shattered by a terrible accident. Young Connor is one of the survivors, but staying among the angry and the mourning is more than he can bear. He leaves the only place he knows, taking his secrets with him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravelling first to Liverpool, then London, he eventually makes a home for himself in New York. The city provides shelter and possibility, somewhere Connor can forget his past and start a new life. But the longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind will not be silenced. And before long, Connor will have to confront his past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A subtle portrait of small-town Ireland . a kind, wise, perceptive novel' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID MITCHELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The kind of warmth and magical storytelling that puts me in mind of the late, great Maeve Binchy . a writer of real strength and talent' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLORRAINE KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of those books that stays with you so long after you've finished it'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders adore \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHome Stretch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A treasure of a book' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A story that will stay with me for a long time' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Honest, moving, unputdownable. I didn't want it to finish' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best yet. The writing is so beautiful' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\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":58756766171510,"sku":"9781399769990","price":9.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_43487972.jpg?v=1790182273","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399769990-home-stretch","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}