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Nothing But Blue Sky

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Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage?

David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he has to think again. In reliving their twenty years together David sees that the ground beneath them had shifted and he simply hadn't noticed. Or had chosen not to.

Figuring out who Mary Rose really was and the secrets that she kept - some of these hidden in plain sight - makes David wonder if he really knew her. Did he even know himself?

Nothing But Blue Sky is a precise and tender story of love in marriage - a gripping examination of what binds couples together and of what keeps them apart.

© Kathleen MacMahon 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critics Review

A poignant, gentle and astutely observed novel about marriage and the evolution of love
Sunday Times, Novels of the Year 2020
A piece of perfection - a subtle, thought-provoking investigation of a marriage. It rings true. It's the best book I've read all year
Irish Examiner
What a beautiful novel ... elegant, understated, subtly powerful, and rings so perfectly true ... Beautiful, poignant moments, drawn with such quiet power. And that quiet power is alive and at work on every page
Donal Ryan
Beautiful and moving
Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground
Insightful and deeply moving, this is a story of one man's grief that somehow manages to hold onto its sense of humour. I loved this book
Christine Dwyer Hickey
Skilfully written with a wonderful lightness of touch ... An acutely observed portrait of a relationship ... filled with astute observations of human behaviour
Irish Times
Kathleen MacMahon's prose could not appear more effortless or beautiful
Sunday Independent
Heart-rending ... a tender and beautiful [love story] ... MacMahon's words ring with the honesty of truth, offering genuine insight into the human condition
Business Post
A tender dissection of marriage
Independent
This elegant, tender novel is an absolute pleasure
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Author Kathleen MacMahon
Narrator Stephen Hogan
Duration 10 hours and 28 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241990193
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Availability AU, GB, IE

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