The release date for the English version of 'Home Stretch' by
Graham Norton is Jun 2021. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The New York Times bestselling author and renowned television host delves into the aftermath of a small-town tragedy in this “compelling, bighearted, emotionally precise page-turner” (Sunday Times), shedding light on the shame and longing that can reverberate through generations and the idea that secrets can never truly be hidden.
A little Irish community is getting ready for a wedding in 1987. A group of youthful friends, including the bride and groom, are engaged in an accident the day before the wedding. Three people make it out alive. Three people die.
The families' lives are destroyed, and the divisions between them spread across the tiny community. Connor made it through, but he still has to deal with the guilt of being the driver and the grief of being around angry people. Taking his secrets with him, he departs from the only place he has ever known to live. After seeing Liverpool and London, he finally establishes a type of home in New York, where he may find safety and the opportunity to start over.
However, the hidden regrets and longings that plague those left behind—the secrets—won't go away. Connor will soon have to face his history.
Home Stretch is a strong and topical book about emigration and return that shows Norton's acute awareness of the destructive effects of secret and stigma on everyday lives.