Imperfect Beings by Dermot Bolger

Imperfect Beings by Dermot BolgerIn a series of unexpected moments when past loves and choices re surface with startling clarity, the imperfect beings who populate these stories find themselves finally grasping the impact of crucial early relationships, as joy, loss and betrayal echo across decades. A man searches for a possible secret half sister to understand his father. A woman is haunted by a boys death fifty years ago. A lighthouse keeper recalls his first relationship. A public

judicious and packed with revelatory detail' - Fergal Keane

he finds love with a lawyer from the outside – while in her absence

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020

discover the award-winning bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming celebration of the healing power of cats

Pairing classical paintings with sassy captions

is full of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and school days

A public figure

It ends as a journey into the heart of every adventurer who ever lived

Luke O'Neill is the best company on the wildest rides

At first she's delighted

the nameless stranger is buried in an unmarked grave

and a series of unhealthy relationships