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Inishowen
- Narrated by: Stephen Daly
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
From the author of Shadowplay, shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, The Costa Novel Prize and Novel of the Year winner at the An Post Irish Book Awards.
Inishowen is a story of love found late, of hidden connections and a journey that changes three lives forever. There's Inspector Martin Aitken, whose life is a mess. Divorced, his career's in chaos. There are terrible things growing inside his house, and the last thing he needs is a collapsed woman in the street on Christmas Eve. There's Ellen Donelly, a woman on a mission, coming to Ireland to find her mother and escape her husband. Milton Amery is her husband, an unfaithful New York plastic surgeon. All three of their roads lead to Inishowen - a mysterious place that holds secrets that can unlock the heart.
Critic reviews
"A vast page-turner, full of compassion, laughter and zest for the human condition, as well as a rattling good story." (Irish Times)
"Ireland’s greatest storyteller." (The Sunday Independent)
"This is a tremendous book...affecting, intelligent, ironic, humane and utterly convincing. It is also extremely funny.” (Spectator)
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- Paula Fitzgibbon
- 29-10-23
I loved parts of it, but hated parts of the narration.
I love the way Joseph O’Connor writes and some of the Dublin sayings had me laughing & chuckling throughout the book. But the narrator with the American accent was the worst I have ever heard. Almost comical at times. The male narrator was excellent. Parts of the story were so beyond belief. The aviation part for example was so strange & inaccurate that I honestly thought it was a dream sequence and the ‘Quagmire’ from the Simpsons was flying the plane. But I stuck with it to the end. I wouldn’t recommend this audio version.
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- Andypandy
- 12-02-23
Not the best
There was elements of this book I enjoyed but it was an odd story. I think this maybe one of these books that is ruined by most of the narration. Some of the accents was v poor and although the male narration was much better he could take huge breaths at times.
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- noel mc manus
- 28-09-23
Ok story but narration had one huge holes
The story is not too bad but the narration really really messed with it. A good narrator delivers the story but gets out of the way, and in this book the male narrator kinda achieved that but the lady who voiced the the female part was poor on an unbelievable level. I got the feeling her dad must’ve financed the project or there was some other inexplicable reason for her participation. She’s clearly not suited to this profession. Her moronic Irish accent and mispronunciation of standard place names made me want to rush into the street and do things I’d regret forever. Even when she voiced American accents, her fake hipster croak was really annoying.
I love Joseph O’Connor as an author but feel this narrator ruined the central female characters part.
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- Sallyanne Matthews
- 28-08-21
not his best
I usually love O Connors work , but not this one. The American narrator does the worst Irish accent I've ever heard ! would have been better if she didn't try .
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- CaptKirk
- 04-10-21
Good story ruined by narration
I really enjoyed the start of the novel but once the second narrator began the atmosphere and engagement in the story was gone for me. The female narrator could not do the Irish accent and frankly ruined the whole experience. I recommend reading this book rather than this listening experience. Disappointing
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