Himself Himself

Himself

A Novel

    • 4.1 • 78 Ratings
    • $14.99
    • $14.99

Publisher Description

A charming ne’er-do-well returns to his haunted Irish hometown to uncover the truth about his mother in this “supernaturally skilled debut” (Vanity Fair) and turns the town—and his life—upside down.

Having been abandoned at an orphanage as a baby, Mahony assumed all his life that his mother wanted nothing to do with him. That is, until one night in 1976 while drinking a pint at a Dublin pub, he receives an anonymous note implying that she may have been forced to give him up. Determined to find out what really happened, Mahony embarks on a pilgrimage back to his hometown, the rural village of Mulderrig. Neither he nor Mulderrig can possibly prepare for what’s in store…

From the moment he arrives, Mahony’s presence completely changes the village. Women fall all over themselves. The real and the fantastic are blurred. Chatty ghosts rise from their graves with secrets to tell, and local preacher Father Quinn will do anything to get rid of the slippery young man who is threatening the moral purity of his parish.

A spectacular new addition to the grand Irish storytelling tradition, Himself “is a darkly comic tale of murder, intrigue, haunting and illegitimacy…wickedly funny” (Daily Express).

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2017
March 14
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Atria Books
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
10
MB

Customer Reviews

NKEreads ,

HIMSELF by Jess Kidd: A Three-Word Review

I found this book to be GRIPPING, EERIE, and ARTISTIC.

4.5 STARS

asapr212 ,

Magical

A modern Irish tale - so very good!

Rick'siphone ,

Highly recommend

Enjoyed every bit of this book. Authors poetic writing style kept me transfixed. Characters range from lovable to despicable.

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