Where the Edge Is

Gráinne Murphy

Sep 2020 · LegendPress.ORM

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297

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As a sleepy town in rural Ireland starts to wake, a road subsides, trapping an early-morning bus and five passengers inside. Rescue teams struggle and as two are eventually saved, the bus falls deeper into the hole.

Under the watchful eyes of the media, the lives of three people are teetering on the edge. And for those on the outside, from Nina, the reporter covering the story, to rescue liaison, Tim, and Richie, the driver pulled from the wreckage, each are made to look at themselves under the glare of the spotlight.

When their world crumbles beneath their feet, they are forced to choose between what they cling to and what they must let go of.

The debut novel from Gráinne Murphy, whose short fiction has been longlisted for 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.

'A suspenseful, beautifully crafted debut' Irish Examiner
'Truly brilliant' Emily Mazzara, Books Ireland
'With sentences that you will want to cut out and keep, this is an intelligent, exquisitely crafted debut' Fiona Mitchell
'Original and shattering' Marianne Lee
'Poignant, thought-provoking and accomplished' Carol Mason
'A powerful novel about survival' Dan Mooney

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About the author

Gráinne Murphy grew up in rural West Cork, Ireland. At university, she studied Applied Psychology and forensic research, then worked for a number of years in Human Resources. In 2011 she moved with her family to Brussels, where she lived for five years. She has now returned to West Cork, working as a self-employed language editor specializing in human rights and environmental issues. Gráinne has received a number of award shortlistings and longlistings for her writing including the Irish Writers' Centre Novel Fair Award 2019, Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award 2019, Caledonia Novel Award 2019, Virginia Prize for Fiction 2013, and the Bath Novel Award 2015.

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