
The Spinning Heart
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Wayne Farrell
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By:
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Donal Ryan
Winner - The Guardian First Book Award
Winner of two Irish Book Awards - Newcomer of The Year and Book of The Year
Longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds.
The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant.
Donal Ryan's brilliantly realized debut announces a stunning new voice in fiction.
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Outstanding!
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The narration was also excellent !
The story was good but depressing. I look forward to
reading his next book.
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Great talent
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Utterly, heartbreakingly brilliant
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Each character is profiled and it builds into a mosaic that gradually becomes clearWhat does Wayne Farrell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narration perfectly complements the story, which is quite complex yet made simple by the narration.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The end came too soonAny additional comments?
Terrific book, if this is a first novel we can expect great things in the future.A surprising book that builds like the tide
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The Spinning Heart is an excellent collection of 21 stories surrounding the collapse of the Irish economy in County Tipperary. The main character is Bobby Mahon, a young married man who is upset after getting laid off of work at a construction company. He especially feels cheated by his boss, Pokey Burke, because he and all other laid off employees lost their pensions.Each chapter is a different resident providing commentary on recent events in the town, their neighbors, their businesses, the collapse of Burke’s company, the disappearance of a small child from daycare, and Mahon’s arrest for the murder of his father.
Wayne Farrell's narration is outstanding. He has 21 distinct voices, one for each of the residents of Tipperary. I was fully immersed in Farrell’s narration that I felt like I was listening to 21 different voice actors. Simply put, Farrell’s Irish brogue is mesmerizing!
Mesmerizing Irish Brogue
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Tremendous story and narration
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The language was fantastic - it’s like poetry !
It’s the first book that I’ve ever read where I want to listen to it immediately again after finishing.
My new favorite book!
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Disappointed
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Excellent
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