There were quite a few skeletons rattling around in this family’s closet, goodness! I enjoyed both eras of this story, journeying along with Elizabeth while she balanced uncovering her family history with a family drama in the present. That box, and an appointment with her mother’s solicitor, unravels everything Elizabeth believes to be true about herself and her family. In the wardrobe she finds a box with some letters that appear to be written by her father, a man whom she has never known, who she believes passed away when she was but an infant. Elizabeth has returned to Ireland to finalise her mother’s affairs after passing away. We’re with Elizabeth in the present day and her mother, Patricia, forty years earlier.
The dead don’t vanish, they leave a negative of themselves stamped on the world.’Ī Keeper is a dual narrative. ‘The rooms weren’t empty, they were filled with the absence of someone. This story was all the more enjoyable for its unexpected plot turn. Lyrical and warm, full of wit and on point humour to balance out the more sombre moments. I love his ‘voice’ which just leaps right off the page. What an incredible novel this was! Graham Norton has fast become my go-to author when I’m in need of a guaranteed good read or a reading reset. This compelling new novel confirms Graham Norton’s status as a fresh, literary voice, bringing his clear-eyed understanding of human nature and its darkest flaws. She has no sense of where she is going, only that she must keep on. And perhaps, had she not found the small stash of letters, the truth would never have come to light.Ĥ0 years earlier, a young woman stumbles from a remote stone house, the night quiet but for the tireless wind that circles her as she hurries further into the darkness away from the cliffs and the sea. The house of her childhood is stuffed full of useless things, her mother’s presence already fading. There is nothing here for her she wonders if there ever was. And then the tide turns.Įlizabeth Keane returns to Ireland after her mother’s death, intent only on wrapping up that dismal part of her life. The truth drifts out to sea, riding the waves out of sight. *** SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS ***įrom the bestselling author of HOLDING comes a masterly tale of secrets and ill-fated loves set on the coast of Ireland.
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