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Scenes of a Graphic Nature: 'A perfect page-turner' (Dolly Alderton) from the bestselling author of The Rachel Incident

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CHARLIE REGAN'S LIFE ISN'T GOING FORWARD, SO SHE'S DECIDED TO GO BACK.

'Wonderful' MARIAN KEYES

'A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON

'A gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love' IRISH TIMES

After a tough few years floundering around the British film industry, experimenting with amateur pornography and watching her father's health rapidly decline, Charlie and her best friend Laura journey to her ancestral home of Clipim, an island off the west coast of Ireland. She knows this could be the last chance to connect with her dad's history before she loses him.

But when the girls arrive, Charlie begins to question both her difficult relationship with Laura and her father's childhood stories. Before long, she's embroiled in a devastating conspiracy that's been sixty years in the making . . . and it's up to her to reveal the truth.

'One of the most intelligent, well observed depictions of lust, loss, envy, betrayal, friendship and love that I've ever read' DAISY BUCHANAN

'A moving and extremely funny look at family, roots and the myth of Irishness' THE i, ESSENTIAL SUMMER READS

'Witty, tender and insightful . . . O'Donoghue is a perceptive, clever writer' GUARDIAN

'A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer' RED

Editions (2)

ISBN9780349009971
PublisherVirago
Publication Date07/01/21
Pages352

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    Überraschend gut! "The difference in a funny story and an upsetting memory is in how you shade it."

    Ich hatte nicht mit soviel Spannung gerechnet und dachte eher, das es ein etwas langweiliger Selbstfindungsroman wäre. Aber da hab ich mich wohl getäuscht. Queere Protagonistin, irisches Setting und ein mysteriösen Zwischenfall aus der Vergangenheit haben mich in den Bann gezogen.

    Überraschend gut!
"The difference in a funny story and an upsetting memory is in how you shade it."

    Sep 5, 2025

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