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Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent
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Our Little Cruelties

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Length 10 hours 36 minutes
Language English
Narrators Sam O'Mahony, Stephen Hogan, Paul Hickey, Dermot Crowley & Mary-Lou McCarthy

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'Liz Nugent is a force to be reckoned with' Lisa Jewell

'Liz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible people' Val McDermid

'MAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and that's really saying something' Marian Keyes

Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin.


Will, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mother's unequal love. As men, the competition continues - for status, money, fame, women ...

They each betray each other, over and over, until one of them is dead.

But which brother killed him?

'What a terrific storyteller Liz Nugent is! Brilliantly structured, fluently told, rich in unsettling incident and pulsing with dark, tumultuous energy ... her best book yet' Irish Times

'An uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters ... nobody is a mere cliché in Nugent's clear, propulsive writing' Sunday Times

'Wonderful ... characters so well drawn it's hair-raising. Keeps you gripped to the very last line' Joe Duffy

'A dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and exciting' AJ Finn

© Liz Nugent 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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Reviews

Liz Nugent is a force to be reckoned with Liz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible people MAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and that's really saying something A dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and exciting Dark, beautiful, devastating - pure genius Brilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it! A sizzling thriller Fascinating ... Shows how thoroughly families can mess one another up, and how sometimes the greatest mysteries are found within the psyche The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work Disturbing and addictive ... You'll be desperate to get to the bottom of it all An uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters ... nobody is a mere cliché in Nugent's clear, propulsive writing Captivating ... A contemporary psychological thriller that will leave you wondering if you ever really know what someone else is thinking - or what goes on behind closed doors The brilliant Liz Nugent has done it again ... Creepy, compelling and totally addictive The tight plotting and brilliant characterisation will keep you absolutely enthralled Deliciously dark and engaging writing ... Her fans are in for a real treat A proper rollicking family saga EPIC of a story shot through with black humour, toxic truths and pathos. Brava This great story of toxic relationships had me up way too late trying to work out who the bad guy was. As always, Liz had me guessing until the end Evocative, vivid, brilliant storytelling from a novelist of powerful gifts What a terrific storyteller Liz Nugent is! Brilliantly structured, fluently told, rich in unsettling incident and pulsing with dark, tumultuous energy ... her best book yet Stunning ... it really got under my skin like no other book Utterly compelling - full of terrible people doing terrible things and I could not have enjoyed it more Unputdownable Brilliantly written ... Highly original, with exceptionally well-drawn characters A family drama tinged with thriller that explores all the quiet brutalities siblings inflict on each other. Magnificent I loved this compelling read The narcissist mother and her objectionable three sons will draw you into their tangled tale of jealousy and sibling rivalry [An] incredible achievement ... I love her so much ... Genius Thrilling, twisty, and darkly fascinating [A] harrowing, and sometimes blackly comic, drama of sibling rivalry Smart, artful and totally gripping - LOVED IT Loved it ... so addictive I read it in two sittings Gripping, occasionally horrifying and utterly entertaining A darkly humorous tale A total page-turner ... The best yet from a superb and skillful writer. Loved it A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith Bloody brilliant Absorbing, beautifully written A masterful interrogation of a family's undoing ... and a ruthless examination of the pieces left behind Dramatic and compelling ... a whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one ... absolutely riveting Nugent excels at creating a shocking story of a horrible family with huge issues and complexities that keep you hooked to the end Expand reviews
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