LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN
BESTSELLERTWICE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL
TIMES, TIMES, AND IRISH TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR'A masterpiece'
Sunday Times'Stunning' LIZ NUGENT'Extraordinary' Irish TimesTom
Kettle, a retired policeman, and widower, is settling into the
quiet of his new home in Dalkey, overlooking the sea. His solitude
is interrupted when two former colleagues turn up at his door to
ask about a traumatic, decades-old case. A case that Tom never
quite came to terms with. And his peace is further disturbed when
his new neighbour, a mysterious young mother, asks for his help.A
beautiful, haunting novel, in which nothing is quite as it seems,
Old God's Time is an unforgettable exploration of family, loss and
love.'To borrow a word that recurs in its pages, it is stupendous,
in the sense that it shocks and astonishes.' Irish TimesRare indeed
are those novels worth cherishing and keeping close. Old God's Time
is one of them.' Daily Telegraph'So captivating. . . it will live
long in the minds of its readers.' IndependentWHAT READERS ARE
SAYING:***** 'A beautiful family love story. It will haunt you and
break your heart.'***** 'Deeply felt and so moving. I will be
reading this again.'***** 'A tragic tale beautifully told.
Sebastian Barry is one of the great contemporary writers.'*****
'Absolute perfection in novel form.'***** 'Deeply tragic. Deeply
humorous. Utterly beautiful. I'm in awe.'***** 'A writer in
possession of something divine . just exceptional.'***** 'Magically
transporting . the balance of extreme grief and joy are perfectly
expressed.'
Na brehu Ženevského jazera stojí zámok Atlantis, v ktorom sa
schádza 7 sestier, aby pochovali svojho nevlastného otca. Jeho
posledná vôľa však obsahuje niečo, čo ich všetky prekvapí. Dozvedia
sa, v ktorej krajine majú hľadať svoj skutočný pôvod. Maia, ktorá
je prvou zo sestier, neváha a rozhodne sa vypátrať, kým je a kam
patrí. Pátranie po jej osude ju zavedie do slnkom zaliateho Rio de
Janeira, do starobylej vily, kde objaví informácie o žene menom
Izabela Bonifacio. Práve Izabela žila v dome na začiatku 20.
storočia a patrila k najvyššej vrstve miestnej smotánky. Maia sa
ponorí do neuveriteľného životného príbehu Izabely a popri tom
rozplieta aj svoj vlastný.
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