Are You Awake?

<p>'<b>Funny</b> and <b>dark</b>. <b>Tender </b>and <b>tough</b>. <b>Uncanny </b>and <b>relatable</b>.' Erin Kelly<br>'<b>Deeply moving</b>, simultaneously <b>delicate </b>yet <b>hard-hitting</b>' Claire Kilroy<br>'Blends <b>comedy</b>, <b>drama </b>and <b>heartbreak</b>' John Boyne<br>'A really <b>clever </b>novel' Cecelia Ahern <br>______________________________________________________________<br><br>On an ordinary morning in an ordinary house, a woman discovers a secret her husband has been keeping. It is a secret that explodes their marriage.<br><br>As Dolores grapples with her new reality, she unwillingly delves into her past to work out how she got here, unpicking the seams of the relationships that have built her. She’s a sister, a daughter, a wife, a teacher. How much does her past have to influence her present? Can’t she just forgive and forget?<br><br>And most importantly: what is a woman for, anyway?<br>_____________________________________________________________<br><br>'<b>Bleak</b>, but also <b>hilarious </b>... Crossan's <b>deadpan style</b> is bone dry' <i>Daily Mail </i><br>'A <b>singular writer</b> with her own <b>style</b> and <b>conviction</b>'<i> Irish Times</i><br>'<b>Inventive</b>, <b>astute </b>and <b>funny</b>' <i>Observer </i><br>'A <b>roller-coaster </b>read'<i> i</i><br>'Dark <b>humour </b>... offbeat <b>tenderness </b>... plenty to say about <b>contemporary intimacy</b>' <i>Mail on Sunday </i></p>