The Bee Sting 9780241984406 Paperback

The Bee Sting

Murray, Paul (author)

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THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING NOVEL FROM ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING COMEDIC WRITERS

'A tragicomic triumph. You won't read a sadder, truer, funnier novel this year' Guardian

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The Barnes family are in trouble.
Until recently they ran the biggest business in town, now they’re teetering on the brink of bankruptcy – and that’s just the start of their problems. Dickie and Imelda’s marriage is hanging by a thread; straight-A student Cass is careening off the rails; PJ is hopelessly in debt to the school bully.
Meanwhile the ghosts of old mistakes are rising out of the past to meet them, but everyone’s too wrapped up in the present to see the danger looming . . .
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'Generous, immersive, sharp-witted and devastating; the sort of novel that becomes a friend for life' Financial Times

‘Paul Murray [is] the undisputed reigning champion of epic Irish tragicomedy’ Spectator

‘An instant classic’ Washington Post

‘[An] astute, remorselessly funny novel’ Daily Mirror

‘A wagyu steak of a novel . . . A classic in the mode of The Corrections’ The Times
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WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2023
WINNER OF THE SKY ARTS AWARD FOR LITERATURE 2024
WINNER OF AN POST IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023

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  • 3
    Not for me

    Posted by Doug Kessler on 13th Jul 2024

    I seem to be the only reader in the world immune to the charm of this book. I’m giving up after 300 pages because I’m bored and do n’t care about anyone. And the writing feels like a string of cliches and stock phrases. Might be because I listened to half of it as an audiobook and that’s not my thi…

    I seem to be the only reader in the world immune to the charm of this book. I’m giving up after 300 pages because I’m bored and do n’t care about anyone. And the writing feels like a string of cliches and stock phrases. Might be because I listened to half of it as an audiobook and that’s not my thing. But I’m stopping g now.

  • 5
    The Bee Sting.

    Posted by Ian Scrimgeour on 25th Jun 2024

    Wonderful.

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Authors:
Murray, Paul
Year Published:
2024
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780241984406
Publication Date:
02/05/2024
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of Pages:
656
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9780241984406

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