The comedy duo in this had me laughing out loud. It‘s profane and mines the depths of depravity. That said it has fantastic insight, pathos and brilliantly crafted and interesting characters with colourful pasts. Looking for more Kevin Barry and hope it won‘t disappoint...

Big hug of a book. Never thought I‘d enjoy a book with needlepoint as a central theme!

Beautiful in an unexpected way. Brilliant written with tight language and surprising imagery. The allusions are really chilling but clever too. Reminded me a bit of Jim Crace but even better(is that possible?!)