Summer has come to Ireland. Actual sun shining from an actual blue sky!! To celebrate I am giving away one copy of my first novel YOU, which is set in the summer of 1980 in Dublin. Here are what some reviewers had to say when the book came out in 2010:
‘...You
deserves to find a place in our pantheon of much-admired, beautifully crafted
variations on a theme.’ The Irish Times
‘...timeless,
placeless and universal... a must read.’ The
Irish Independent
‘...a
vivid and immediate sensory experience,...Ní Chonchúir's ear – as you might
expect of a poet – is alive to the language of her characters...it is about the
ordinary, and the secret life that runs beneath it.’ The Sunday Business Post
‘The
novel flows beautifully and is understated in tone...This gem is sure to win
her further acclaim. Nuala Ní Chonchúir is a writer to watch.’ The Irish Examiner
‘You supplies a pitch-perfect voice
to the estranged youngster within each of us, the result being a quietly
disarming experience for the reader...It is another success from a writer who
seems composed of something that literary awards like to be around... It's all
done organically, the hand of the author combining with the reader's own sense
of childhood nostalgia to create literary alchemy.’ Sunday Independent
'Ní
Chonchúir is excellent on the shifting allegiances between children...this
would not have been taken for a début.’ Sunday
Tribune
If you would like to win the book, simply leave a comment AND say you would like to be in the draw. I will pick the winner from the hat on the 7th June, next Tuesday. International comp - I will post to anywhere. Good luck!
16 comments:
I would love to win a copy of YOU
"A Comment" ... and I would like to be in the draw.
Enjoy the sun
Niall
I so love your writing. Miss Emily is still on my list of one of the best and most beautiful books I've ever read. ❤️
Oops, I forgot to say that I would love to be in the draw. Thank you.
Entry for @girlswagger101
Entry for @girlswagger101
My copy was left on a trans Atlantic plane so I'd love the opp to read it again!
Love to win a copy of "You" (I think that's the opener for a poem) and please stick my name in the draw. Thank you :)
I would love to win a copy. Perfect to sit and read in the garden.
Yizzer all in the draw.
Latest commenter, 'Unknown', you might let me know who you are, or how to contact you, in case you win :-)
Yizzer all in the draw.
Latest commenter, 'Unknown', you might let me know who you are, or how to contact you, in case you win :-)
I would love to win this book. Fingers crossed!
What a great read to have for summer! Please enter me in the draw and thanks much.
I am going to leave the dishes in the sink and the celery to rot,sunday June 5th and finish the closest of savage momentos, I relish books by YOU
I would love to win a copy of You! Then I could read it before our gathering in Dingle this summer.
And the winner is...Melissa Cronin!! See most recent post about how to contact me, Melissa.
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