The Coast Road
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The Coast Road
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Narrated by:
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Jessica Regan
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Alan Murrin
About this listen
Bloomsbury presents The Coast Road by Alan Murrin, read by Jessica Regan
* WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2024 *
‘A perfect book club read ... Assured and powerful’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘I loved this novel ... An addictive read’ GILLIAN ANDERSON
‘Moves between rage, forgiveness and hope ... A stonkingly good novel’ SARAH WINMAN
‘A beautiful, accomplished debut’ LOUISE KENNEDY
It’s 1994 in County Donegal, Ireland, and everyone is talking about Colette Crowley: the writer, the bohemian, the woman who left her family to be with a married man in Dublin.
Returning to pick up the pieces of her old life, Colette finds that nothing – and everything – has changed. When the man to whom she is still married denies her access to their children, Colette enlists the help of Izzy, a housewife and mother of two, and the women forge a friendship that will send them on a spiralling journey – one towards a path of self-discovery, and the other towards tragedy.
A WOMAN & HOME and NB. MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
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- Anonymous User
- 24-09-24
Loved it
No time wasted on repeated storytelling perfect length great narration choice on audible ! Would read again , expect lots of tear
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- Mrs H
- 07-03-25
Living Life the Irish way
Listening to the audible of this book was to engulf myself in the lives of ordinary Irish folk all with their own story to tell. I loved every minute of this tale,which was fast moving and so wanting each character to become satisfied and happy with their lives.A huge tangle of emotions and sometime later felt happy with the outcome. I can highly recommend this book,I will certainly look out for Alan Murrin again.
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- Cathyreadsalot
- 13-02-25
Beautifully read and a moving story
This is set at a time before Ireland had divorce . Something I had no idea occurred . The control and fear this caused women and families is difficult to imagine . This book shows the impact of this control the imbalance in marriages and the lives women were captured in . Freedom is a thread throughout women seeking freedom and how to grasp it and the perils it brought . A Really excellent book and the narration was perfect . I shall certainly look for more by this author .
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- Lynda
- 02-04-25
Brilliant story, will stay with me for awhile
I loved this book. The audio was exceptional!! This book will sit with me for awhile….
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- Sennichi
- 25-05-24
This is such a wonderful, deep book
I loved everything about it-the lives of the 3 women were so beautifully described
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- Tinamac69
- 07-11-24
Outstanding read!
I loved this book! It moved along unassumingly and every so often you're hit by an event... A couple of the men on the book were monstrous, this just added to the whole experience. I will definitely be reading more by this author.
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- S
- 07-01-25
Moving
A moving story about high sensitivity, mistakes we all make and consequences which sometimes might be to big to bear
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- E. J. Haley
- 08-08-24
I reminder how far we've come .....
Beautifully written , I felt the pain, aner, confusion, resignation and final bravery of all the women.
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- Michelle Burke
- 11-12-24
Stunning
The fortitude of women, so beautifully heartbreakingly depicted in this riveting story. The female characters get under your skin and speak to all women in their familiarity and complexity.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-25
A beautiful, powerful novel
This is one of the best books I’ve read in years. Powerful throughout, moving and full of Irish humanity. I loved the characters, and the author has written them so well. It is honestly (in my opinion) quite hard to write this well in the third person, this novel is the work of a genius really. I look forward to reading more from this author. Wonderfully narrated too.
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