Böcker av Grainne Murphy

GREENER is an exploration of the changing dynamics of adult friendships and asks whether old friends can ever let us become new people.

The wild Atlantic coast of Ireland.Three strangers.One question: who are we without the people who love us?Sis Cotter has lived her whole life in a small house by her beloved beach. Here, she grew up, reared her family, and buried her husband. Now her children are far away and, in three days, her house will be taken from her.Next door, Lydia has withdrawn from her husband, her friends, her life. She watches the sea as her own private penance for a wrong she can never put right.PeterΓÇÖs best friend is dying, and his long-time foster mother is slowly forgetting who he is. Adrift without his two anchors, and struggling with the ethics of displacing people for a living, he looks for something to remind him of who he is and who he wants to be.Winter People is a story of forgiveness, resilience, and the power of the sea to unlock what we are most afraid to say.As featured in the Irish Examiner''There is a gentleness and depth here that is engrossing'' Anne Griffin''Immersive and absorbing'' Joanna Glen, author of Costa shortlist novel The Other Half of Augusta Hope''Subtle, addictive, beautifully written'' Lissa Evans''Stunning and profoundly moving'' Billy OΓÇÖCallaghan, author of Costa Short Story Award finalist The Boatman''Compassionate, contemplative, and absorbing'' Claire Fuller''A tender exploration of loss, loneliness and human fragility... I loved it'' Madeleine DΓÇÖArcy

Can we ever truly escape our past? The Ghostlights is the poignant story of a family of Irish women who are each looking for the real meaning of home.

As a sleepy town in rural Ireland starts to wake, a road subsides, trapping an early-morning bus and five passengers inside. Rescue teams struggle and as two are eventually saved, the bus falls deeper into the hole.Under the watchful eyes of the media, the lives of three people are teetering on the edge. And for those on the outside, from Nina, the reporter covering the story, to rescue liaison, Tim, and Richie, the driver pulled from the wreckage, each are made to look at themselves under the glare of the spotlight.When their world crumbles beneath their feet, they are forced to choose between what they cling to and what they must let go of.The debut novel from Gráinne Murphy, whose short fiction has been longlisted for 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.‘A suspenseful, beautifully crafted debut’ Irish Examiner‘Truly brilliant’ Emily Mazzara, Books Ireland‘With sentences that you will want to cut out and keep, this is an intelligent, exquisitely crafted debut’ Fiona Mitchell‘Original and shattering’ Marianne Lee‘Poignant, thought-provoking and accomplished’ Carol Mason‘A powerful novel about survival’ Dan Mooney