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Tenderwire

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Eva Tyne, an Irish violinist living and working in New York, collapses after her solo debut and is rushed to hospital. Still dazed after the incident, she finds herself embarked on a chaotic and dangerous odyssey. Leaving her steady partner, she falls for a mysterious man, and shortly thereafter comes across a rare violin of dubious provenance, for which she must raise the required payment in cash in less than a week. But, haunted by the ghost of her father, racked with jealousy, and unsure whom she can trust around her, Eva soon finds herself playing a desperate psychological game as her desires threaten to destroy her.
Narratated in Eva’s unforgettable voice – at once passionate and unreliable – Tenderwire is a novel of immense pace and skill, a guessing game and a whodunnit that surprises at every turn.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Claire
Kilroy

Claire Kilroy is the author of four previous novels, including Tenderwire and The Devil I Know. She was awarded the Rooney Prize in 2004 and has been shortlisted for many other prizes, including the Irish Novel of the Year award and the Kerry Group prize for fiction.

 

Claire Kilroy is the author of four previous novels, including Tenderwire and The Devil I Know. She was awarded the Rooney Prize in 2004 and has been shortlisted for many other prizes, including the Irish Novel of the Year award and the Kerry Group prize for fiction.

 

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

This novel follows an Irish Violinist in New York where her sanity is threatened as she seeks “the perfect note” she cannot achieve in life. An Irish writer of great scope and one to watch.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Ireland
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber

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