Reader book giveaway with Eason
Lovers of all things fiction are in for a treat, with a twoweek reader book giveaway, in association with Eason. With the first ‘Sinéad and Rick’s Eason Must Reads’ for 2021 recently announced, readers are in for some epic reads over the coming months. Sinéad and Rick have done the research and found the best eight books for you to enjoy this season, coming together to find a range of entertaining, heart-warming reads that are sure to see you through.
Best-selling author Sinéad Moriarty, and broadcaster and book enthusiast Rick O’Shea, have chosen eight new fiction books by an incredible range of national and international authors.
This season, a broad range of genres are represented and the books include an eclectic mix of fascinating stories
covering themes from artificial intelligence, love, race, family and the #Metoo movement.
Group Head of Marketing at Eason, Brendan Corbett said, “I can’t believe we are in the fourth year of the Eason Must Reads series. We are really proud of what we have built and the incredible authors we have showcased. We always want these selections to inspire people to read more, enjoy different genres and discover new authors and that’s exactly what we have done.”
Four gripping titles are up for grabs in Week 1 of TheAvondhu reader book giveaway, in association with Eason. Simply get your entries in, early and often, to be in with a shout!
KLARA AND THE SUN (BY KAZUO ISHIGURO)
Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel is a fantastic reminder of how his stories can frequently be univer
sal, whilst also having one foot firmly in the future. Set a few years from now in a country that could be the UK, America or even Canada, but that feels just a little bit Japanese, the Klara of the title is an “Artificial Friend”, a sophisticated robot, who is in a department store waiting to be bought by someone. Each of the robots in the store sit and smile, and then wait in the hope that they will be selected.
One day, Klara is finally chosen and taken home by Josie, a young girl who has bought Klara for reasons and needs that initially seem straightforward, but which turn out to be far more complex.
“Told entirely from Klara’s point of view, this amazing novel is about the future just around the corner, what that could mean for everyone, but it is also about what it means to love. It’s a beautiful piece of speculative fiction with a simply incredible ending that just broke my heart.”
WE ARE NOT IN THE WORLD (BY CONOR O’CALLAGHAN)
“This is a brilliant second novel from an Irish author, but this time one that I’ve been in love with for over a year. Like so many books, it was originally due to be published in 2020, but then moved due to this year due to Covid. 2020’s loss is 2021’s gain.”, said Rick O’Shea.
The book starts with Paddy easing his container truck out of a ferry entering France with one small item of unregistered cargo on board – his recently returned twentysomething daughter. We follow Paddy and his daughter on their journey south through the country, and witness their unusual relationship, while at the same time there are flashbacks to Paddy’s relationship with a married woman, his childhood and how he came to be on his first ever job driving a truck.
“We Are Not In The World’ is gorgeously written, painfully believable and unlike anything else you’ll read this year, I guarantee it. Again, I’m afraid, this one is going to break your heart.. but I promise it’s worth it,” said Rick.
OPEN WATER (BY CALEB AZUMAH NELSON)
This is a debut and a half – two young people meet at a party in London, both are black British, both ended up on scholarships in private schools, both are trying to find their feet as creatives: he’s a photographer, she’s a dancer. The book follows their developing relationship against the huge backdrop of race, stereotype, talent and uniqueness.
Azumah Nelson’s writing is so intensely vivid that it is frequently hard to believe this is a debut. “His astonishing writing genuinely had me sold 10 pages in - whether it’s taking us through club nights, a slowly smouldering start to a possible love between two young people, or into the uncertainty of police harassment and the background threat of violence as a young black man in London. It’s already been described as “an ode to being a full human being in a society that does not see you that way” - I couldn’t put it better myself.
“This is wildly impressive from a major new talent.”
THE PUSH (BY ASHLEY AUDRAIN)
Fasten your seatbelt because this book is a fast paced, page turning, psychological drama that will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last line of the book.
The narrator, Blythe, was raised by a distant and dysfunctional mother with no maternal instinct. When she is expecting her first child, Blythe is worried that she, like her mother, will not take to motherhood. She vows to be different, to be a great mother to her daughter. But when Violet is born, Blythe struggles to bond with her and feels huge guilt. Then as Violet grows up, strange things begin to happen, Blythe wonders whether the issue is with her or whether it’s there is something wrong with her child.
“Until the very last page, we are left wondering whether Blythe is being paranoid or if there is in fact something unsettling about Violet. ‘The Push’ is chilling and at times uncomfortably tense, but it’s also an extremely thought provoking and a heart-racing page turner,” Sinead Moriarty commented.
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