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Home Stretch

A Novel

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Home Stretch

By: Graham Norton
Narrated by: Graham Norton
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In this “compelling, bighearted, emotionally precise page-turner” (Sunday Times), the New York Times best-selling writer and acclaimed television host explores the aftermath of a tragedy on a small town to illuminate the shame and longing that can flow through generations - and how the secrets of the heart cannot stay be buried forever.

It is 1987, and a small Irish community is preparing for a wedding. The day before the ceremony, a group of young friends, including the bride and groom, are involved in an accident. Three survive. Three are killed.

The lives of the families are shattered and the rifts between them ripple throughout the small town. Connor survived, but living among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as carrying the shame of having been the driver. He leaves the only place he knows for another life, taking his secrets with him. Travelling first to Liverpool, then London, he eventually makes a home - of sorts - for himself in New York, where he finds shelter and the possibility of forging a new life.

But the secrets - the unspoken longings and regrets that have come to haunt those left behind - will not be silenced. Before long, Connor will have to confront his past.

A powerful and timely novel of emigration and return, Home Stretch demonstrates Norton’s keen understanding of the power of stigma and secrecy - and their devastating effect on ordinary lives.

©2021 Graham Norton (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers
Coming of Age Family Life Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt
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Compelling Characters • Engaging Storyline • Unexpected Plot Twists • Emotional Depth • Authentic Dialogue
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Spoiler alert: Theres isn’t any action. It’s literally a guy running from his past, everyone comes back together, and then turns out everyone (not literally) is gay. I think it’s probably fine but not my genre.

Whole book is character development

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I love listening to Graham’s voice. He’s a marvelous storyteller. Thank you so much for this gift of hours of listening.

Another lovely story.

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What a surprise to listen to this wonderful author read this story filled with smartly developed characters.
Graham Norton has woven together a story and a set of characters through a time in Ireland that saw parents and their children begin to peal back the layers of truth to reveal their sexual differences.
It's a wonderful read on many levels.

Excellent story and characters

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Love grahams books. Love the cadence of his story telling and the characters in this story.

Enjoyable listen.

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This was a brilliant work of literature with exceptional character development. I found myself truly interested in what was going to happen to each character through the decades . There are multiple twists that were Carefully plotted without any holes to be seen. Well done …a truly enjoyable read. There’s nothing better than taking a journey interesting & beautiful characters across the decades in a well crafted & interesting novel !! Must listen!! .

A true novel!!..

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unique, compelling and thoughfully crafted. For a man of my generation to be made to empathize with the main character is no small feet.

grand

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Well written & well read. I typically read suspense/ mystery and this story had that; I couldn’t stop listening. This journey through the compelling lives of the survivors of an automobile crash touched me deeply. Worth the credit!

So good.

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Good story, that felt like something that could happen in real life, which is always a nice surprise. Giving it 4 stars because the first quarter of it felt scattered and confusing and it took a little while to get a hang of all the characters and individual stories.

Heartfelt story. Great audio.

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A solid, good story. The author was equally as profecent narrating his novel as writing
it. Yes I do recommend this Audible book.

A SOLID READ.

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How can I not love anything that Graham Norton writes but this was really exceptional. I was drawn in from the very start. The narration was excellent the characters compelling. I loved it all highly recommended.

Loved this book

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