The Coast Road
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Narrated by:
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Jessica Regan
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By:
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Alan Murrin
About this listen
Bloomsbury presents The Coast Road by Alan Murrin, read by Jessica Regan.
‘A perfect book club read ... Assured and powerful’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘A compelling, compassionate page-turner’ OBSERVER
‘I loved this novel ... An addictive read’ GILLIAN ANDERSON
‘Moves between rage, forgiveness and hope ... A stonkingly good novel’ SARAH WINMAN
‘A beautiful, accomplished debut’ LOUISE KENNEDY
'Impressive' TLS
'An absolute triumph ... I loved everything about it' GILL HORNBY
It’s 1994 in County Donegal, Ireland, and everyone is talking about Colette Crowley – the writer, the bohemian, the woman who left her husband and sons to pursue a relationship with a married man in Dublin. But now Colette is back, and nobody knows why.
Returning to the community to try and reclaim her old life, Colette quickly learns that they are unwilling to give it back to her. The man to whom she is still married is denying her access to her children, and while the legalisation of divorce might be just around the corner, Colette finds herself caught between her old life and the freedom for which she risked everything. Desperate to see her children, she enlists the help of Izzy, a housewife and mother of two, and the women forge a friendship that will send them on a spiralling journey – one toward a path of self-discovery, and the other toward tragedy.
Brilliantly observed from a sharp new literary talent, The Coast Road is a novel about a closed community and the consequences of daring to move against the tide.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-07-2024
The narrator led me to this book.
This is not my normal genre. I had previously listened to several books narrated by Jessica Regan and went looking for more because she does such an AMAZING job! I came across this debut and bought it simply BECAUSE of Regan. Having said that, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed the writing and will definitely read his next!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-2024
Such a moving story
This was a sad story but total immersion and raw. I felt for the characters and particularly their children, I cried often through out.. but I couldn’t stop listening.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-08-2024
Irish gem
I thoroughly enjoyed this glimpse into the lives of small town people in Ireland in these times. The story, language and narration are all very good. I will be pondering gender, marriage, power, personal attraction etc for quite a while.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-08-2024
Slow burn
Worked its way to a poignant, well written narrative- insightful commentary on Irish Catholic patriarchy and the lives of women under its grip.
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- toni jackson
- 30-09-2024
I felt I was there.
I loved everything about the story. Thank you. I hope to read more books by the author
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