This Is How It Ends
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Caroline Lennon
About this listen
In her debut novel, This is How It Ends, award-winning journalist Kathleen MacMahon delivers a story on unexpected and life-changing love that won't soon be forgotten.
It begins in Autumn, 2008, on the coast of Dublin. Bruno, an American, has come to Ireland to search for his roots. Addie, an out-of-work architect, is recovering from heartbreak while taking care of her infirm father. When their worlds collide, they experience a connection unlike any they've previously felt. But soon their newfound love will be tested in ways they never imagined possible.
2012, Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards, Short-listed
2012, Irish Tatler Woman of the Year for Literature, Winner
2013, Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award, Short-listed
©2012 Kathleen MacMahon (P)2012 Hachette DigitalListeners also enjoyed...
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Saffy
- 03-07-12
Lives up to the hype
After hearing of the huge advance Kathleen MacMahon received for this novel and the publishing hype around it I was ready to be critical ! However there needs to be more hype around this beautiful novel. It is the sort of book that you want to start listening to all over again once you've finished. It's the sort of book you want to buy for all your friends. So beautifully written and narrated I felt that I was there, living with the characters. The descriptions of the coast are so evocative I wanted to move to Ireland. In a way this is superior chick lit, superior Marian Keyes but so much more. I have struggled to find anything else to listen to since finishing this amazing novel.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- MRS
- 13-12-12
Beautiful and poignant
Great characters in this Irish family with connections to their American-Irish family. A story written with grace and insight into the vagaries of love and death between humans, animals and the glories of the planet. This story is well formed and will have you both laughing and crying at different times. Thoroughly enjoyable and one that will remain in the mind for a long time to come.
My only criticism is there are frequent lines quoted from songs and the narrator Caroline Lennon made no attempt to put the words to music which left the lyrics sounding somewhat flat and dull. Perhaps the narrator is tone deaf or did not know the tunes, but I just felt it was the one negative for an audible listen.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- claire banks
- 12-07-21
Weak
Having read Nothing but Blue Sky by Kathleen MacMahon, which is exquisite, I eagerly bought this but it couldn’t be more different. It’s so prosaic I can’t believe it’s the same author. I’ve stopped listening the narration was so tedious.
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