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Holding Her Breath
Eimear Ryan
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Description for Holding Her Breath
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE O'BRIEN AWARD 2022
'A stunning debut from this new Irish talent' STELLAR
A young woman comes of age in the shadow of her family's tragic past
When Beth Crowe starts university, she is shadowed by the ghost of her potential as a competitive swimmer. Free to create a fresh identity for herself, she finds herself among people who adore the poetry of her grandfather, Benjamin Crowe, who died tragically before she was born. She embarks on a secret relationship - and on a quest to ... Read morediscover the truth about Benjamin and his widow, her beloved grandmother Lydia. The quest brings her into an archive that no scholar has ever seen, and to a person who knows things about her family that nobody else knows.
Holding Her Breath is a razor-sharp, moving and seriously entertaining novel about complicated love stories, ambition and grief - and a young woman coming fully into her powers.
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'A beautiful coming-of-age story told with impressive skill and lightness of touch . . . I absolutely loved it' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Whip smart observations and addictive prose' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Precise, sure, engaging, and a joy to read' RODDY DOYLE
'A moving debut with a satisfying conclusion' IRISH INDEPENDENT
'Brilliant, vivid - I enjoyed this book ENORMOUSLY' MARIAN KEYES
'Enthralling' IMAGE
'A nimble account of student life with a darkly enjoyable undercurrent of secrecy and emotional turmoil' SARA BAUME
'A truly compelling read, and one I wholeheartedly recommend' BUZZ
'Through the dark sky of our times, Eimear Ryan arrives like a comet, a bright talent scorching through every page' DOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA, author of A Ghost in the Throat
'Brilliantly realised, gripping, and moving . . . This is absolutely the real thing' KEVIN POWER
'Written with a wonderful clarity and insight, Holding Her Breath lingers in the imagination. Beth's unravelling and re-ravelling is drawn with great skill and empathy. A brilliant debut' DONAL RYAN
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About Eimear Ryan
Eimear Ryan's writing has appeared in Granta, Winter Papers, The Dublin Review and The Stinging Fly. She is a co-founder of the literary journal Banshee and its publishing imprint, Banshee Press. Her first novel, Holding Her Breath, was shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards and for the John McGahern Prize. Her debut non ... Read morefiction book, The Grass Ceiling, will be published in 2023. A native of Co. Tipperary, Eimear now lives in Cork city. Show Less
Reviews for Holding Her Breath
Funny, dark and unexpected
Kevin Power
The Last Word with Matt Cooper
A stunning debut from this new Irish talent, as well as being an exciting page turner it's also a perfect depiction of how it feels to be lost as you embark on a new chapter of your life
Stellar
From the first sentence ... Read moreto the last, this is a great piece of writing - precise, sure, engaging, and a joy to read
Roddy Doyle Richly accomplished . . . a true pleasure to read
Dermot Bolger
Business Post
A moving debut with a satisfying conclusion
Irish Independent
Through the dark sky of our times, Eimear Ryan arrives like a comet, a bright talent scorching through every page. To read this book is to feel it blaze to life. I can't stop thinking about it
Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat A beautiful coming-of-age story told with impressive skill and lightness of touch. It marks the arrival of an exciting new voice on the Irish literary scene, one whom I can't wait to hear more from. I absolutely loved it
Louise O'Neill Whip-smart observations and addictive prose
Sunday Telegraph
Effortlessly weaving together a gripping, multi-layered plot, while maintaining a profoundly tender touch, Ryan has marked herself as a captivatingly original voice in Irish literature
Hot Press
A delicious read . . . A nimble account of student life with a darkly enjoyable undercurrent of secrecy and emotional turmoil
Sara Baume A joy to read - disarming, entertaining and life-affirming. A blisteringly good portrayal of complex lives and loves. It's an enthralling debut from a hugely talented writer
Danielle McLaughlin Brilliant, vivid - I enjoyed this book ENORMOUSLY
Marian Keyes Eimear Ryan is a superbly talented writer and Holding Her Breath is a brilliantly realised, gripping, and moving first novel, full of startling perceptions and richly believable characters. This is absolutely the real thing
Kevin Power A confident, textured, fluent novel about first love - and the campus novel sections are a pure joy
Niamh Campbell Written with a wonderful clarity and insight, Holding Her Breath lingers in the imagination. Beth's unravelling and re-ravelling is drawn with great skill and empathy. A brilliant debut
Donal Ryan Enthralling
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So finely polished it gleams, and yet it's also almost effortless reading . . . new, bright, exciting, glittering. I absolutely loved it
Claire Hennessy Stylishly written, with strong female voices
Irish Times
Very assured . . . a refreshing, accomplished debut
Sunday Independent
It's a truly compelling read, and one I wholeheartedly recommend
Buzz
I very much enjoyed reading this one and if you love intimate coming of age tales as much as I do, you have to pick this up
Miriam Stimpfl An engaging narrative . . . written with perfect poise
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