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The Saint of Lost Things

By: Tish Delaney
Narrated by: Bronagh Waugh
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There was a time when Lindy Morris escaped to London and walked along the Thames in the moonlight. When life was full and exciting.

Decades later, Lindy lives back with her Auntie Bell on the edge: on the edge of Donegal and on the edge of Granda Morris's land. Granda Morris is a complicated man, a farmer who wanted sons but got two daughters: Auntie Bell and Lindy's mother, who disappeared long ago.

Now, Lindy and Bell live the smallest of lives, in a cottage filled with unfulfilled dreams. But when the secrets they have kept for thirty years emerge, everything is rewritten. Will Lindy grasp who she is again?

©2022 Tish Delaney (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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Critic reviews

"Delaney never succumbs to cliche, but creates a vividly realised narrative in which you long for her characters to break free and triumph." (The Observer)

"Superb. An assured second novel. The destructive impulses driving Delaney's characters reap a bitter harvest. Delaney has a long and fruitful career ahead of her." (Financial Times)

"Thoroughly absorbing, it didn't let me down." (The Guardian)
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Beautifully written & narrated! I was so invested that I could barely press pause!
Brilliant main character and sensitive description of the use of self harm as a response to trauma - highly recommend.

Absolutely brilliant read!

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The writing is beautiful and the narration perfect. The claustrophobia of a small town dynamics was thought provoking and as myself the daughter of a Northern Irish mother, brought up in England, I found the general suspicion of the English tongue disquieting because I spent a lot of time in Ireland as a child and it made me wonder how people viewed me. It's a gritty and sad story. I did wonder how Bel and Lindy could remain so petrified of Grandad Morris by the time they had reached their 50's and 70's. I didn't like the happily ever after ending. It was too unrealistic to take on board.

Beautifully written

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Would listen to this story again, was read well which enhanced the irish tale Enjoyed immensely despite the sadness

The reader read the story beautifully

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Really enjoyed listening to this book, which was brilliantly narrated. I always like it when I book keeps you guessing and you can’t work out what’s going on. It kept me hooked. Strong women, but a shame they had to be so.

Brilliantly narrated

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I enjoyed listening to this from the start. then just when I thought it couldn't get better, it did! For me, it really came to life when the main character, Lindy, moved to Putney. I lived in Putney in the mid 80s (the era the character lived there), when I lived on West Hill and my bedsit overlooked the perimeter wall into the Hospital for Incurables! A brilliant story and well narrated.

Loved it!

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Amazing book, absolutely loved it. The author and narrator bring the characters and story alive.

Incredibly moving

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After reading and loving ‘before my actual heart breaks’, I needed to source another Tish Delaney book pronto.
TBH, I did not expect that I would enjoy this book as much as my first offering from Tish, but I was very wrong indeed.
The characters in this book will remain with me for a very long time. Particularly Belle. “Lindy … “
The narrator Bronagh Waugh is absolutely exceptional. I have laughed and cried throughout this book and cannot recommend it enough.
Desperately waiting now for more from Tish.

An absolute cracker …

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It is beautifully written and beautifully narrated. There are plenty of twists and turns throughout. Different times, back and forth, are cleverly portrayed, each with a genuine flavour of the time

Powerful

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Branagh brought Trish’s characters to life. I enjoyed the book from start to finish. I could stopped listening. I recommend to others without reserve.

Brilliant

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Reading this as a person whose graparents were impoverished farmer catholics, their lives marked by violence and religious prejudice, I found this read painfully close to home and cathartic in nature. Would recommend to anyone who grew up in any type of religious household and saw it for what it was.

Brutal and Cathartic

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