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Home Stretch
- Narrated by: Graham Norton
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
Compelling new novel of stigma and secrecy from Sunday Times best seller.
It is 1987, and a small Irish community is preparing for the wedding of two of its young inhabitants. They're barely adults, not so long out of school and still part of the same set of friends they've grown up with. As the friends head home from the beach that last night before the wedding, there is a car accident. Three survive the crash, but three are killed. And the reverberations are felt throughout the small town.
Connor, the young driver of the car, lives. But staying among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as living with the shame and so he leaves the only place he knows for another life.
Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, by the noughties he has made a home - of sorts - for himself in New York.
The city provides shelter and possibility for the displaced, somewhere Connor can forget his past and forge a new life.
But the secrets, the unspoken longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind will not be silenced. And before long, Connor will have to meet his past.
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- Sigrin
- 09-01-21
Home run
What a talent Mr Norton is, he has written a great book, with twists and turns not screeching l’y oh my gosh moments but rather like driving a nice old sports car on a meandering country road.
Mr Norton always sets his books in Ireland.Probably due to the fact they there is always so much traditional ways of life that just don’t exist else where? Then added the stoic Catholicism that was in ground to its people and you have the set, scenes and characters to write a great book.
As for narration Graham Norton goes down with David Williams and Stephen as having one of those voices that allows you to not only conjure up an image in your minds eye but makes a complete film in your memory banks.
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- Miss Diane Collins
- 12-11-20
Wonderfully Wise
A beautiful read! Such a clever book , that moves a great pace. Story telling at its best.
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- elaine Vinall
- 01-08-21
Wonderful
An amazing book. Full of interest and insight into people’s lives
I enjoy it from start to finish
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- Kim
- 28-07-21
Loved it!
Touching and twisty family story. Not my usual sort of listen but I enjoyed the listen. Well written and narrated by himself.
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- susan hornsby
- 16-08-21
Home Stretch
So loved listening to this being read by Graham Norton,he made the story come alive. it was so enjoyable to listen to. Graham is a very good writer,I have read Holding
I would definitely recommend you listen to or read Home Stretch.
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- Beeab
- 16-09-21
Absolutely brilliant
A beautifully woven tale of family, love and lies read to perfection by the author. Can’t recommend highly enough. Thank you Graham. X
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- Gary B.
- 20-09-21
Another enjoyable Graham Norton - who knew?
I've enjoyed all his books and his reading of them adds to their enjoyment. I just marvel at where he gets the time! Nice unwinding of one of those events which changes other people's lives completely, though. Lots of leaps through time where relationships are now established but never explored. Would have liked more of how Conor got from point A to point W - we're just told that he did and while that's ok, leaves a lot unexplored.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-11-20
fascinating
was a very enjoyable read and graham norton was a great narrator. fascinating story held by attention throughout
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- Anonymous User
- 11-11-20
A great story
I really enjoyed listening to Graham Norton as he brought all the characters to life in his own unique way and with intricate detail and you could really empathise with the tormented family story.
Thoroughly recommended!
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- Mrs M J Thackray
- 18-05-21
Brilliant. Loved it.
This book is not only fantastically written but beautifully told by Graham. I loved the story, utterly compelling.
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