{"product_id":"holding-9781501173271","title":"Holding","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Graham Norton--the BAFTA Award-winning and hugely popular BBC America television host--comes a charming debut novel set in an idyllic Irish village where a bumbling investigator has to sort through decades of gossip and secrets to solve a mysterious crime. \"With its tale of provincial life, gimlet-eyed spinsters, and thwarted love...it feels almost like a Miss Marple mystery written by Colm Tóibín\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama, and yet its inhabitants are troubled: Sergeant P.J. Collins hasn't always been this overweight; Brid Riordan, a mother of two, hasn't always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross hasn't always felt that her life was a total waste. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when human remains--suspected to be those of Tommy Burke, a former lover of both Brid and Evelyn--are discovered on an old farm, the village's dark past begins to unravel. As a frustrated P.J. struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his professional life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarkly comic, at times profoundly sad, and \"especially inviting because of its tongue-in-cheek wit\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eHolding \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterful debut. Graham Norton employs his acerbic humor to breathe life into a host of lovable characters, and explore--with searing honesty--the complexities and contradictions that make us human.","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45129131557015,"sku":"9781501173271","price":1186.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501173271.webp?v=1767101773","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/holding-9781501173271","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}