Scenes of a Graphic Nature

Product Description CHARLIE REGAN'S LIFE ISN'T GOING FORWARD, SO SHE'S DECIDED TO GO BACK. 'Wonderful' MARIAN KEYES 'A perfect page-turner. I loved it' DOLLY ALDERTON 'A gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love' IRISH TIMESAfter a tough few years floundering around the British film industry, experimenting with amateur pornography and watching her father's health rapidly decline, Charlie and her best friend Laura journey to her ancestral home of Clipim, an island off the west coast of Ireland. She knows this could be the last chance to connect with her dad's history before she loses him. But when the girls arrive, Charlie begins to question both her difficult relationship with Laura and her father's childhood stories. Before long, she's embroiled in a devastating conspiracy that's been sixty years in the making . . . and it's up to her to reveal the truth.'One of the most intelligent, well observed depictions of lust, loss, envy, betrayal, friendship and love that I've ever read' DAISY BUCHANAN'A moving and extremely funny look at family, roots and the myth of Irishness' THE i, ESSENTIAL SUMMER READS'Witty, tender and insightful . . . O'Donoghue is a perceptive, clever writer' GUARDIAN'A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer' RED Review Scenes of a Graphic Nature has all the components of a perfect page-turner: beautiful prose, truthful characters, hilarious dialogue and an addictive plot. I loved it ― Dolly Alderton A dark yet joyous novel about family and friendship ― Grazia Wonderful!!! Scenes of a Graphic Nature had me GRIPPED. About friendship and failure, Ireland and England, love and guilt, cover-ups and brutal honesty. It's really, really, really, REALLY good ― Marian Keyes The brilliant O'Donoghue's second novel is a moving and extremely funny look at family, roots and the myth of Irishness ― the i (essential summer reads) It might be the best novel of 2020 ― You Magazine, Irish Mail on Sunday So dark and funny, bleak yet full of heart, touching on friendship and love and belonging ... you're in for a treat ― Ayisha Malik Witty, tender and insightful . . . O'Donoghue is a perceptive, clever writer ― Guardian A gorgeous exploration of the messy and fragile nature of friendship and all the many forms of love, as well as of the primal need we all have to belong ― Irish Times A darkly humorous, keenly observed blend of millennial drift and murder mystery from a razor-sharp writer -- Sara Manning ― Red Absolutely loved it. It's an absorbing blend of quarter-life crisis mixed with a bit of mystery ― Irish Tatler Scenes Of A Graphic Nature is a truly extraordinary novel - I inhaled it. It's thrillingly dark, but so moving and human - it's one of the most intelligent, well observed depictions of lust, loss, envy, betrayal, friendship and love that I've ever read. Charlie is so real, courageous, vulnerable, infuriating and adorable. The book itself mirrors Charlie's experience of Ireland - sometimes it's warm and joyous, sometimes it's hostile and terrifying, but even when you know you're in danger, you want to stay for longer and fall even deeper into the pages ― Daisy Buchanan With Scenes Of A Graphic Nature, Caroline O'Donoghue establishes herself as one of the most exciting young Irish writers on the literary scene. Her acerbic wit is matched by her sharp-eyed observations, resulting in a piece of fiction that is dark, gripping, and beautifully written ― Louise O'Neill I absolutely loved it. I felt so connected to the family. It took me on such a journey and I learnt so much; It made me really think about identity, who we are, and why we do what we do. Such a beautiful book, I can't stop thinking about it ― Emma Gannon I was so hooked on this beautiful, funny story of homecoming and self-discovery I didn't want to put it down. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the se