Everyone will be talking about the new Donal Ryan novel
August is always a wonderful month for new books and there’s one in particular that I’m incredibly excited about. This week, Donal Ryan returns with what is expected to be another bestseller, Where Are the Kings.
The Irish writer has long been one of my favourites, with his books never ever disappointing. He’s an instant-buy kind of author and beloved by so many in Ireland.
His latest book Where Are the Kings will be published on August 13th.
Annie Mac has described the book as, “So arresting, so captivating…a book that makes you look at the world differently, while at the same time cranking open your heart and letting the whole world pour in,” so I have incredibly high hopes.
What is Where Are the Kings about?
Something terrible has happened to Jack but no one seems to want to talk about it. His uncles can tell him about everything from quantum physics to how to hunt for deer, but they can’t seem to tell him anything about their own sister or why Jack doesn’t feel sad for her in the way he should, or why Grandad tries to shoot Jack’s dad when he gets out of the hospital.
Still, there’s work to be done in the oily wonderland of his uncles’ garage; there’s his beautiful aunt Rose to hypnotise him and his loving grandparents to console him; then there’s JJ, who wants to fight him one day and save him the next. But with so many questions, in a family with so many secrets, it is difficult for Jack to understand the person he is becoming. How can a simple boy learn to become a king?
Where Are the Kings by Donal Ryan will be published on August 13th.
