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The Visit is an engrossing and tender portrait of a small town under pressure. Stark and elemental - at the heart of the novel is a sort of quiet yearning and a longing for love and for completion that makes Neil Tully's novel so brilliant and...
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Set in June 1963, at the time of John F Kennedy's momentous visit to New Ross, against a backdrop of a country on the verge of profound social change and the magic that Kennedy's visit creates, The Visit explores themes of shame and redemption, love and marriage, progress, and what happens to those that progress leaves behind.
Set in June 1963, at the time of John F Kennedy's momentous visit to New Ross, against a backdrop of a country on the verge of profound social change and the magic that Kennedy's visit creates, The Visit explores themes of shame and redemption, love and marriage, progress, and what happens to those that progress leaves behind.
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The Visit is an engrossing and tender portrait of a small town under pressure. Stark and elemental - at the heart of the novel is a sort of quiet yearning and a longing for love and for completion that makes Neil Tully's novel so brilliant and intriguing.
"The lad is a bit like a stray dog. I keep an eye on him and throw him a few scraps. There are plenty of people in this town who'd just as soon drop him off in the wilderness and hope there's no scent to follow home. The problem is that Patrick could find his way out of any wilderness and they wouldn't like whatever starved thing came back."
Sergeant Jim Field feels a guilty paternalism for Patrick Hatten, a young man struggling to find a job, a life and a purpose in a small-town Wexford community. Both are used to being on the fringes but while Jim is a romantic with bad health and regret, Patrick is full of anger and action, and his actions could have devastating effects.
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ISBN: 9781804441992
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Eriu
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 486g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Neil Tully lives in Cork. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Limerick. The Visit is his first book.
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