Our Little Cruelties, by Liz Nugent (paperback, Jan 2021)
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Brilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it!' Graham Norton'
One of Ireland's best loved psychological thriller writers, now out in smaller paperback format.
Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin. Will, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mother's unequal love. As men, the competition continues - for status, money, fame, women ...
They each betray each other, over and over, until one of them is dead. But which brother killed him?_________'Dark, beautiful, devastating - pure genius' Lucy Foley'
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