Donal Ryan

In 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home and disappears. 0Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never see their daughter again.0Five years later, Moll returns. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family's life forever.0Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today.

Strange Flowers

In 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home and disappears. Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect- that they will never see their daughter again. Five years later, Moll returns. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family's life forever. Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today. 'Endlessly surprising and incredibly moving' David Nicholls 'With each new novel Donal Ryan's ink seems to sink deeper into the page. In Strange Flowers he gathers together the fragments of broken lives and makes us something new and beautiful from them' R nan Hession, author of Leonard and Hungry Paul 'Exquisite ... you will love the quiet world of Paddy & Kit Gladney and all it is their daughter Moll brings to their door. Beautiful' Anne Griffin, author of When All Is Said

The middle of this was a bit slow and I thought I wouldn't like this book that much despite the promising start but the third act completely changed my mind and transformed this book into something else completely. It was so unexpected, tender, emotional, and bitter-sweet. Such a wonderful exploration of humans and their relationships.

Strange Flowers

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