Old god's time / Sebastian Barry.
"Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a Victorian castle overlooking the Irish Sea. For months he has barely seen a soul, catching only glimpses of his eccentric landlord and a nervous young mother who has moved in next door. Occasionally, fond memories return, of his family, his beloved wife June and their two children, Winnie and Joe. But when two former colleagues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case, one which Tom never quite came to terms with, he finds himself pulled into the darkest currents of his past"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593296103
- ISBN: 0593296109
- Physical Description: 261 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Viking, 2023.
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Genre: | Novels. Psychological fiction. |
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- 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Old God's Time : A Novel
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE Named a Best Book of 2023 by the New Yorker , Washington Post , NPR, and Kirkus Reviews "You should be reading Sebastian Barry. [He] has a special understanding of the human heart." -- T he Atlantic "A prose stylist of near-miraculous skill. . . Barry reaches deep into the messenger bag of mystery fiction and turns the whole business inside out . . . marvelous." -- The Washington Post "An unforgettable novel from one of our finest writers." --Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain From the five-time Booker Prize nominee and 2018-2021 Laureate for Irish Fiction, a virtuosic, profound novel exploring love, memory, grief, and long-buried secrets Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a Victorian castle overlooking the Irish Sea. For months he has barely seen a soul, catching only glimpses of his eccentric landlord and a nervous young mother who has moved in next door. Occasionally, fond memories return of his family: his beloved wife June and their two children, Winnie and Joe. But when two former colleagues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case, one which Tom never quite came to terms with, he finds himself pulled into the darkest currents of his past. A beautiful, haunting novel in which nothing is quite as it seems, Old God's Time is about what we live through, what we live with, and what may survive of us.