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Finished this wonderful, wonderful book. I'm a mess of tears and tissues! THIS is the book I needed and it gave me everything. Oh Maurice....I just love you.
Oh hello -- reading kryptonite right here!! An old man telling his story....must get my hands on this one for sure! ...more
Oh hello -- reading kryptonite right here!! An old man telling his story....must get my hands on this one for sure! ...more

84-year-old Maurice Hannigan sits in an Irish hotel bar recalling the events of his life in five toasts to the people who have meant the most to him, dead or living. We soon discover that the hotel is not just any hotel - as the local big house many years ago, it too played a major role in his life, and not in a good way.
I loved Maurice's grumpy charm, and the other characters came to life vividly at second hand through his recollections, though I would have liked to hear his wife Sadie's side o ...more
I loved Maurice's grumpy charm, and the other characters came to life vividly at second hand through his recollections, though I would have liked to hear his wife Sadie's side o ...more

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