John the Revelator

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Publication Year:
2010

ISBN-13: 9780547393926

<DIV><B>&ldquo;Murphy&rsquo;s darkly gorgeous debut&#160;.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;is an Irish coming-of-age novel. It&rsquo;s also a meditation on why we tell stories.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>The Plain Dealer</I></B><BR /><BR /> This is the story of John Devine&mdash;stuck in a small town in the otherworldly landscape of southeastern Ireland, worried over by his single, chain-smoking, Bible-quoting mother, Lily, and spied on by the &ldquo;neighborly&rdquo; Mrs. Nagle. When Jamey Corboy, a self-styled Rimbaudian boy wonder, arrives in town, John&rsquo;s life suddenly seems full of possibility. His loneliness dissipates. He is taken up by mischief and discovery, hiding in the world beyond as Lily&rsquo;s mysterious illness worsens. But Jamey and John&rsquo;s nose for trouble may be their undoing, and soon John will be faced with a terrible moral dilemma.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Joining the ranks of the great novels of friendship and betrayal&mdash;<I>A Separate Peace</I>, <I>A Prayer for Owen Meany</I>, and <I>Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha</I>&mdash;<I>John the Revelator</I> is &ldquo;remarkable&rdquo; and grapples with the pull of the world and the hold of those we love (<I>The Observer</I>).<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;Murphy&rsquo;s strongly written debut splits the difference between the sensitivity of <I>Portrait of an Artist</I> and the freakishness of <I>Butcher Boy</I>.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Publishers Weekly</I><BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;Jaw-dropping&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. A terrific, disquieting addition to the long tradition of Irish storytelling.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Kirkus Reviews</I></DIV>