Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession

Ghost Mountain by Rónán HessionGhost Mountain, is a simple fable like novel about a mountain that appears suddenly, and the way in which its manifestation ripples through the lives of characters in the surrounding community. It looks at the uncertain fragile sense of self we hold inside ourselves, and our human compulsion to project it into the uncertain world around us, whether we're ready or not. It is also about the presence of absence, and how it shadows us in our lives.

Joanna Walsh

he balances ideas of home and flight

this simple yet profound novel stands as yet another dazzling testament to Mieko Kawakami's uncontainable talent

after seventeen years of absence

they recognize the loss that connects them

one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalising" memory

The bad guys have won

Simply Brilliant' THE SECRET BARRISTER'Passionate and brilliantly argued' DAVID OLUSOGA'An admirably personal guide' MARINA HYDE'Smart

travel to New York from London to scatter Miriam's ashes in the Hudson River

multi-faceted and dynamic

Finbar Dwyer offers a unique portrait of life as it was lived in medieval Ireland

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