Inishowen

Description

Inspector Martin Allen's life is a mess, and the last thing he needs on Christmas Eve is a collapsed woman on the street. Ellen Donnelly is a woman on a mission, in Ireland to find her mother and escape her husband, Milton Amery, an unfaithful plastic surgeon. All of their roads lead to Inishowen.

Reviews

" A hefty, vigorous book, its geographic sweep and humane empathy place it in the territory of Brian Moore." - "Sunday Times"
" Comic and tender...it keeps you guessing all the time." - Maeve Binchy, "Woman and Home"
" Entertaining...Black comedy...An energetic caper." - "The Times"

Author description

Joe O'Connor was born in Dublin. He has written ten widely acclaimed and best-selling books including the novels Cowboys and Indians, shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize, Desperadoes, The Salesman, and most recently The Star of the Sea. His work has been published in eighteen languages.