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Book Review: Novel which explores death brings characters vividly to life
Anne Tiernan’s deeply compelling debut novel follows the cathartic evolution of siblings after their mother’s botched suicide attempt
A mother’s botched suicide attempt is the dark yet effective catalyst for action in Anne Tiernan’s debut novel, The Last Days of Joy.
As she lies in hospital and a comatose limbo, Joy’s adult children rush to her side. Each has a fraught relationship with their mother and neuroses of their own. But faced with her mortality, the three siblings – high-achieving eldest Conor, perfectionist middle child Frances and airy youngest Sinéad – must re-evaluate ...
