How The Light Gets In
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
First novel by Man Booker Prize shortlisted author.
M. J. Hyland Books
June 6, 1968
The brilliant new novel from the author of the Man-Booker-shortlisted Carry Me Down
Carry me down
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
John Egan is a misfit, a 12-year-old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant who insists on the ridiculous truth. He has been able to detect lies for as long as he can remember and diligently keeps track of them, large and small, in a log of lies. With an obsession for the Guinness Book of World Records, a keenly inquisitive mind, and a kind of faith, John is like a tuning fork, sensitive to the vibrations within himself and his family's shifting dynamics, remaining hopeful despite the unfortunate cards life deals him.
John Egan wächst in der irischen Provinz auf, es sind die Siebzigerjahre, und der Alltag ist von Geldnot bestimmt. Doch John besitzt eine außergewöhnliche Gabe: die Lügen der Erwachsenen zu durchschauen, was für ihn und seine Familie tragische Folgen hat. – Ein beklemmendes Familiendrama um eine Gabe, die alles andere als ein Segen ist.
