Author | Jess Kidd |
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Country | GB |
Nominating Library | Liverpool Library Service, England |
Publisher | Canongate Books |
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Unintentional psychic Maud Drennan arrives to look after Cathal Flood, a belligerent man hiding in his filthy, cat-filled home. Her job is simple: clear the rubbish, take care of the patient. But the once-grand house has more to reveal than simply its rooms. There is a secret here, and whether she likes it or not, Maud may be the one to finally uncover what has previously been kept hidden…
Jess Kidd was brought up in London. Her first novel, Himself, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and won the Costa Short Story Award in the same year. In 2017, Himself was shortlisted for the Author’s Club Best First Novel Award. The Hoarder, was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award .
A fantastic novel about people on the outside of society and how people can be forgotten, yet told with comic and supernatural twist. Jess Kidd is an author whose prose delights and whose stories you cannot forget. Heartbreaking whilst hopeful. Liverpool Library Service, England
Author | Jess Kidd |
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Country | GB |
Nominating Library | Liverpool Library Service, England |
Publisher | Canongate Books |
Search for this book in the Dublin City Library Encore system and arrange a suitable location for loaning it.
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