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Imprint: Michael Joseph
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Published: 08/08/2019
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ISBN: 9780241410905
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Length: 400 Pages
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Dimensions: 240mm x 36mm x 162mm
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Weight: 629g
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RRP: £14.99
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & RADIO 2 SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK
A PRIMA BOOK OF THE YEAR!
'I ABSOLUTELY ADORED IT' Liane Moriarty
'IMMERSIVE AND DEEPLY MOVING' Anna Hope, author of Expectation
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A gripping and compassionate drama of two families linked by chance, love and tragedy.
Gillam, upstate New York: a town of ordinary, big-lawned suburban houses. The Gleesons have recently moved there and soon welcome the Stanhopes as their new neighbours.
Lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend but Anne Stanhope - cold, elegant, unstable - wants to be left alone.
It's left to their children - Lena's youngest, Kate, and Anne's only child, Peter - to find their way to one another. To form a friendship whose resilience and love will be almost broken by the fault line dividing both families, and by the terrible tragedy that will engulf them all.
A tragedy whose true origins only become clear many years later . . .
A story of love and redemption, faith and forgiveness, Ask Again, Yes reveals the way childhood memories change when viewed from the distance of adulthood - villains lose their menace, and those who appeared innocent seem less so.
A story of how, if we're lucky, the violence lurking beneath everyday life can be vanquished by the power of love.
If you enjoy Celeste Ng, Elizabeth Strout and Ann Patchett you will love this stunning novel.
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'Keane is a nuanced observer' The Sunday Times
'A remarkable achievement' Sunday Express
'Has the makings of a future classic' Daily Mirror
'It's an absolute stunner, an ode to family and forgiveness that has been crafted with compassion and insight' Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
'Both thoughtful and powerful' Hannah Beckerman, i News
'I absolutely adored Ask Again, Yes' Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies
'Powerful and moving' Meg Wolitzer, author of The Wife
'Full of life lessons' BBC Radio 4 Open Book
'One of my best books of the year' Prima
'A beautiful novel, bursting at the seams with empathy' Elle
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Imprint: Michael Joseph
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Published: 08/08/2019
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ISBN: 9780241410905
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Length: 400 Pages
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Dimensions: 240mm x 36mm x 162mm
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Weight: 629g
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RRP: £14.99
Reviews
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Stunning! An absolutely brilliant, gorgeously-written novel by a fearless writer. Ask Again, Yes is both haunting and hopeful, like life itself. It's the consummate epic family story, one I can't stop thinking and talking about. A must-read for our time
Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women
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The new Little Fires Everywhere . . . Exploring mental health, grief, forgiveness and love, this conjures up the work of Celeste Ng and Anne Tyler - and we can't give higher praise than that. The perfect summer read
Stylist
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Immersive and deeply moving
Anna Hope, author of Expectation
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A wonderful novel about a lifetime of love . . . Focusing on a small cast over several decades allows Keane to explore universal themes: marriage, family, betrayal and forgiveness. Above all, what is a good life well lived?
Daily Mail
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One of the most exceptional novels of the summer . . . Has the makings of a future classic. Keane's prose is spare and elegant and she writes about mental illness and alcholism with compassion. It's a remarkable achievement
Sunday Express
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I adored this book. I sank completely into the world of this novel and loved being there from beginning to end. Ask Again, Yes reminds us that after happily-ever-after comes the grit and grief of everyday love: in-laws, illnesses, betrayals and, scariest of all, the flaws that each partner will uncover in the other. It's an absolute stunner, an ode to family and forgiveness that has been crafted with compassion and insight
Sara Collins, bestselling author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
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Compelling . . . it is neighbourly conflict, not love, that drives this quietly devastating story . . . There are multiple twists skilfully delivered. The novel raises a series of profound questions . . . [and] as an exploration of parent-child relationships, the novel is both thoughtful and powerful
Hannah Beckerman, i news
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This is one beautiful book. I was wowed by Keane's writing and narrative skill - and by what she knows about trouble
Stephen King
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I absolutely adored Ask Again, Yes. I was only a few chapters in when I knew Mary Beth Keane was about to become one of my favourite authors. I'll read everything she writes
Liane Moriarty
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A pleasantly accessible novel that will be popular with book clubs ... Keane is a nuanced observer
The Sunday Times
