Mother Mother by Annie MacManus

Mother Mother by Annie MacManus'A work of gilded melancholy that is going to take everyone by surprise' UNA MULLALLY'Macmanus writes with flair and confidence rarely seen in a debut' SINEAD GLEESONOne Saturday morning, TJ McConnell wakes up to find his mother, Mary, gone. He doesn't know where or why but he's the only one who can help find her. Mary grew up longing for information about the mother she never knew. Her brother could barely remember her, and their father numbed his

The result is an ambitious novel

would like a dog or love learning about dogs

crafted out of a universe of fictional and nonfictional material

of violence and vengeance - and never counting the cost

on my Tuesday trip to town

but also how the Romans thought about themselves and their achievements

the universe and everything

a composite of anger and anguish

you may be surprised to discover that his words bring more warmth than mockery

Read the greatest rediscovered classic of recent years

our civilization'The New York Times Book Review

Flappers and Philosophers was the author's first collection of short fiction