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Humorous unraveling of a family's precarious life.

If you enjoy a blend of humor with heart-wrenching family dynamics, "The Bee Sting" is the perfect match for you. With the acclaim it's received, including being shortlisted for the Booker Prize, it demonstrates its profound impact on readers. You'll find yourself deeply engaged with the Barnes family’s misfortunes, while Paul Murray's trademark wit ensures that laughter is never too far behind the tears.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2023)
  • Writers' Prize Nominee for Fiction (2024)
  • Nero Book Award for Fiction (2023)
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The Bee Sting

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ISBN: 9780241353967
Authors: Paul Murray
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Date of Publication: 2023-08-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 96467 readers)

Description

The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's car business is going under, but instead of doing anything about it, he's out in the woods preparing for the actual end of the world. Meanwhile his wife Imelda is selling off her jewellery on eBay and half-heartedly dodging the attentions of fast-talking local wrongun Big Mike. Their teenage daughter Cass, usually top of her class, seems determined to drink her way through the whole thing. And twelve year old PJ is spending more and more time on video game forums, where he's met a friendly boy named Ethan who never turns his camera on and wants PJ to run away from home. Digging down through layers of family history, the roots of this crisis stretch deep into the past. Meanwhile in the present, the fault lines keep spreading, ghosts slipping in through the cracks, and every step brings the Barneses closer to a fatal precipice. When the moment of reckoning finally arrives, all four of them must decide how far they're willing to go to save the family, and whether - if the story's already been written - there's still time to give it a happy ending...
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Humorous unraveling of a family's precarious life.

If you enjoy a blend of humor with heart-wrenching family dynamics, "The Bee Sting" is the perfect match for you. With the acclaim it's received, including being shortlisted for the Booker Prize, it demonstrates its profound impact on readers. You'll find yourself deeply engaged with the Barnes family’s misfortunes, while Paul Murray's trademark wit ensures that laughter is never too far behind the tears.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2023)
  • Writers' Prize Nominee for Fiction (2024)
  • Nero Book Award for Fiction (2023)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.