The Ghostlights

'A tale of life's disappointments with a delightfully wry Irish humour' The Times

By: Grinne Murphy

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Paperback | 1 September 2021

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Can we ever truly escape our past?

The Ghostlights is the poignant story of a family of Irish women who are each looking for the real meaning of home. This is a novel about family, obligation, identity and small-town life, written with deftness and sensitivity by the author of Where the Edge Is.

When a stranger checks into a family B&B â" in a small village in rural Ireland â" no one takes too much notice... at least until his body is found in the lake four days later.

The identity of the unknown guest raises questions for polar opposite twin sisters Liv and Marianne and their mother Ethel, all of whom feel trapped by the choices they made earlier in life. They each find themselves forced to confront their past, their present and what they really want from their future.

The new novel from Gr¡inne Murphy, whose short fiction has been longlisted for 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.

âA tale of lifeâs disappointments with a delightfully wry humourâ The Times
âGloriously richâ Sunday Independent
âA satisfying readâ Irish Times
âBeautifully observedâ WI Magazine
âA subtle, penetrating delightâ Joanna Glen, Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award
âFunny and movingâ Elske Rahill, author of An Unravelling
âUnflinching look at the choices we make and their impact on those around usâ Damhnait Monaghan, author of New Girl in Little Cove

Industry Reviews

"Grainne Murphy has unearthed such a gloriously rich seam to mine in this, her second novel. . . . Although there is plenty of other drama besides, the haunted ditches and bogs, where our peculiar Irish tendency to mingle folklore with religion, sacred with profane, are artfully exploited. . . . Murphy's depiction of a family in trouble, wallowing "in the habitual, the banal" while vaguely hoping for some redemption in the season of the redeemed, is an exquisite addition to the canon of fine Irish literature about life and death in the aul' sod." --Sunday Independent

"Grainne Murphy laces a tale of life's disappointments with a delightfully wry humour, and conjures the inhabitants of Coolaroone...with incisive strokes, deft turns of phrase and great warmth." --Times

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