Carry Me Down

By: M.J. Hyland

Write A Review

Paperback | 23 March 2016 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
336 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
2.2 x 13.7 x 19.8

Paperback

RRP $14.95

$14.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $3.69 with

Ships in 3 to 5 business days

Winner, The Hawthornden Prize, United Kingdom
Winner, The Encore Award, United Kingdom
Shortlisted, Man Booker Prize
Longlisted, Orange Prize for Fiction
John Egan lives with his mother, father and grandmother in rural Ireland.The Guinness Book of Recordsis his favourite book and he wants to visit Niagara Falls with his mother. But, more than anything, he is determined to become a world-famous lie detector, almost at any cost.
Carry Me Downis written in clean, compelling prose, and is about John's obsessive and dangerous desire to see the truth, even as his family is threatened in countless ways. In this singular tale of disturbed love every word rings true.

Industry Reviews

`Carry Me Down is uncompromising, unputdownable and done with expert lightness. It's a work of discreet brilliance. M.J. Hyland is a truly gifted writer.' * Ali Smith *
`This is writing of the highest order.' * J. M. Coetzee *
`Hyland's talent and her power of realisation are manifest and moving...a novel that will command the world's attention.' * Monthly *
`Hyland writes in unadorned, clear prose, evoking period, place and setting with intense clarity and a lovely, restrained lyricism.' * Australian *
`Carry Me Down is a heart-rendingly domestic work full of compassion for the most ordinary of our human frailties.' * Age *
`Hyland's disquieting novel is feverishly alert to childhood's bewilderments and sensitively articulates the strange osmosis between the mundane and the otherworldly.' * Sunday Times *

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $89.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

A Fiction

Hardcover

RRP $42.99

$34.99

19%
OFF

We All Live Here

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$17.99

28%
OFF

A Family Matter

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$19.99

20%
OFF

Carry Me Down

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Mad Mabel

Good Boy

Between Sisters

The Correspondent

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026

The Nocturnals

An endearing and witty novel of love and friendship from the bestselling author of The Best Kind of Beautiful

Wild Dark Shore

Longlisted for the 2026 Stella Prize - A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick - 'A triumph . . . Breathtaking.' - HANNAH KENT

The Witness

Third in the series from the bestselling rural crime author of THE PROSPECT, perfect for readers of Jane Harper, Dinuka McKenzie and Chris Hammer

Theo of Golden

The Names

'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times

Pilbara

Every Wild Soul

Winner of the inaugural Australian Fiction Prize, perfect for fans of Where The Crawdads Sing and Wild Dark Shore

Audition

The Devils

The epic fantasy sensation prepare for a wickedly dark and twisted adventure

My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein

A Fiction

We All Live Here

A Family Matter

Things I Cannot Say

An important and powerful debut for fans of Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist.

Capture

The Things We Never Say

Mantle

Yeah the Boys

Yesteryear

The Ruiners

The Bookshop of Buried Pasts

This product is categorised by