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008			160808s2017 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2016030000
020			_a9781501145179 (hardback)
020			_a9781501145186 (trade paperback)
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100	1		_aKidd, Jess, _eAuthor _0(DLC)n 2016042733
245	1	0	_aHimself : _ba novel / _cJess Kidd.
250			_aFirst Atria Books hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAtria Books, _c2017.
300			_a375 pages _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
380			_aBook _2tlcgt
380			_aFiction _2marcgt
385			_aGeneral _2tlctarget
385			_aAny audience _2marctarget
500			_anew book 2025 fall.
520			_a""A highly unusual tale set in a highly unusual Irish village full of dark secrets.
520			_a"Having been abandoned on the steps of an orphanage as an infant, lovable car thief and Dublin charmer Mahony assumed all his life that his mother had simply given him up. But when he receives an anonymous note suggesting that foul play may have led to his mother's disappearance, he sees only one option: to return to the rural Irish village where he was born and find out what really happened twenty-six years ago. From the moment he sets foot in Mulderrig, Mahony's presence turns the village upside down. His uncannily familiar face and outsider ways cause a stir amongst the locals, who receive him with a mixture of excitement (the women), curiosity (the men) and suspicion (the pious). Determined to uncover the truth about what happened to his mother, Mahony solicits the help of brash anarchist and retired theater actress Mrs. Cauley. Together, this improbable duo concoct an ingenious plan to get the town talking, aided and abetted by a cast of eccentric characters, both living and dead. Because in Mulderrig, ghosts can be just as chatty and opinionated as the town's flesh and blood residents. Mahony's investigation incurs the wrath of sanctimonious Father Quinn and the Widow Farelly, provokes letter bombs and poisoned scones, and culminates in a riotous production of the most controversial play in Irish history. Himself is a simmering mixture - a blend of the natural everyday and the supernatural, folklore and mystery, and a healthy dose of quintessentially Irish humor. The result is a darkly comic crime story in the tradition of a classic Irish trickster tale, complete with a twisting and turning plot, a small-town rife with secrets and an infectious love of language and storytelling that is a hallmark of the finest Irish writers"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aMothers and sons _vFiction _0(DLC)sh2008107231
650		0	_aMothers _xDeath _vFiction _0(DLC)sh2008107230
650		0	_aVillages _vFiction _0(DLC)sh2008113249
650		0	_aSecrecy _vFiction _0(DLC)sh2008111365
650		7	_aFICTION / Literary. _2bisacsh _0(local)tlcaut1337792354857600
650		7	_aFICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. _2bisacsh _0(local)tlcaut1244324843354700
650		7	_aFICTION / Humorous. _2bisacsh _0(local)tlcaut1689291773288415167
651		0	_aIreland _vFiction _0(DLC)n 79063445
655		7	_aMystery fiction. _2gsafd
655		7	_aBlack humor (Literature) _2gsafd
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