A stunning new voice reminiscent of Maggie O'Farrell and Jon McGregor, which has already been acclaimed by John Banville, Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright. GHOST MOTH will transport you to two hot summers, 20 years apart. Northern Ireland, 1949. Katherine must choose between George Bedford - solid, reliable, devoted George - and Tom McKinley, who makes her feel alive. The reverberations of that summer - of the passions that were spilled, the lies that were told and the bargains that were made - still clamour to be heard in 1969. Northern Ireland has become a tinderbox but tragedy also lurks closer to home. As Katherine and George struggle to save their marriage and silence the ghosts of the past, their family and city stand on the brink of collapse...
Michele Forbes Knihy
Michèle Forbesová, oceňovaná divadelní, televizní a filmová herečka, se ponořila do světa literatury, kde její krátké povídky získaly uznání. Její psaní, ovlivněné studiem literatury, zkoumá hlubiny lidské zkušenosti s bystrostí a citlivostí. Jako bývalá literární recenzentka přináší do své fikce analytický pohled a obohacuje ji o postřehy. Forbesová si zakládá na svém jedinečném vyprávěcím stylu, který čtenáře zaujme a zanechá v nich trvalý dojem.


A SUNDAY TIMES MUST READ: A tender and vivid novel about a failing marriage set in the milieu of the Edwardian music hall Sunday Times