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The Bee Sting
Paul Murray
- Penguin UK
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Publisher | Penguin UK |
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ISBN | 9780241984406 |
Publication date | May 2024 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Pages | 400 |
Language(s) | English ed. |
extra information | Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2023 |
Description
The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under - but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewellery on eBay while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way to her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to his grand plan to run away from home.
Where did it all go wrong? A patch of ice on the tarmac, a casual favour to a charming stranger, a bee caught beneath a bridal veil - can a single moment of bad luck change the direction of a life? And if the story has already been written - is there still time to find a happy ending?
The Bee Sting