"The Spinning Heart" by Donal Ryan is now available for download at Audible.
I'm
still in a bit of a daze that I was given the opportunity to narrate
this Booker Prize nominated, Irish Book Award and Guardian First Book
Award winner.
It's been a total joy to work with Donal and the team at Steerforth Press on this production, and I sincerely hope you all enjoy listening to it.
You can find out more information about this fantastic piece of Irish literature by clicking here.
I'm absolutely delighted to see that Donal Ryan's debut novel The Spinning Heart, has received the Guardian First Book Award.
The book is an angry portrayal of rural life in post-crash Ireland and was an absolute joy to read.
You can read all about it here and please have a listen below:
Guardian first book award 2013 goes to Donal Ryan
It brings me enormous pride to be able to announce that I have just started work on narrating Irish author Donal Ryan's acclaimed debut novel "The Spinning Heart".
Booker Prize Nominee 2013
Last week, the book was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and we are all hoping that it will make the short-list on September 10th.
"In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds.
The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant."
Am so delighted to be a part of this. Especially due to me being from Ireland, and this being my first narration for an Irish author.
Donal Ryan is an incredible writer, and I'm very grateful to be trusted with the opportunity to bring his work to audio.
Exciting times indeed!
