Tell Me What I Am
9780571358793
Faber & Faber
Paperback
324pp
Faber & Faber
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Una Mannion Faber & Faber FBA|JBFK3|FHX|FXD|FXL Paperback 2024
This beautiful, haunting novel beats with the heart of a thriller, but is so much more. Una Mannion is a writer of extraordinary talent, compassion and power.
Louise Kennedy
Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion is very VERY good. About the impact on her family when a woman disappears, it's vividly real. The writing is beautiful, the emotions are conveyed exquisitely. There's love here as well as pain.
Marian Keyes
What a captivating book! The writing is exquisite, the plotting is intricate and the story is utterly compelling. I loved it.
Liz Nugent
Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving. Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in.
Chris Whitaker
An engrossing, deftly-told story with an aching secret at its heart, this is a profoundly moving novel of family and women standing strong together.
Lisa Ballantyne
Intense, deftly suspenseful and beautifully written. Rich characterisation, suspense and long-buried, unsettling secrets mark this beautifully written crime novel about a fractured family.
Garry Disher
A beautifully written, carefully constructed depiction of two complicated women whose lives have been upended by tragedy. Una Mannion has woven a haunting, desperate story, with a twisty mystery at its core. With laser-sharp tension and brilliant characterization, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable read.
Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
A compelling portrait of an Irish American family fractured by domestic abuse . . . Mannion writes with a lyrical economy that stands out, and always shows a deep empathy for her well-drawn characters.
Irish Examiner
A wrenching portrait of the umbilical bond between mother and child and, more powerfully still, an icily persuasive account of the subtle dark arts of male coercion and abuse.
Daily Mail
A sure-footed and emotionally complex novel . . . absorbing.
Irish Times
A haunting and deeply moving portrayal of the complexities of domestic abuse, family relationships and grief.
Observer
Propulsive and richly atmospheric . . . a coming-of-age story with the plot and foreboding energy of a thriller . . . The sense of place is exemplary.
Irish Independent