Cold Eye of Heaven (Irish Literature), by Christine Dwyer Hickey, Christine Dwyer Hickey
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Farley, a seventy-five year old man, lies on his bathroom floor, having just suffered a stroke. As his mind sifts through his past, we are introduced to the loyal friend he once was, his loving wife, the city of Dublin, and the question of how this very ordinary man has become so lonely at the end of his life. Told in reverse, from Farley's penultimate day to decades before, Christine Dwyer Hickey's bestseller is a jarring look at a life up close. First published in 2011, The Cold Eye of Heaven shows Dwyer Hickey's lyrical prose at its best: rendering sorrow, joy, wisdom, and humor in equal measure. Acutely insightful, this is an eerily accurate portrait of what it's like to grow old.
Cold Eye of Heaven (Irish Literature), by Christine Dwyer Hickey, Christine Dwyer Hickey- Amazon Sales Rank: #2000300 in Books
- Brand: Hickey, Christine Dwyer
- Published on: 2015-03-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.40" h x .70" w x 5.40" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
Review
Christine Dwyer Hickey's tale of a very ordinary Dubliner, starting at the close of his life, is the most profound novel I have read for years. --The Guardian
About the Author
Christine Dwyer Hickey is an award-winning novelist and short story writer. Twice winner of the Listowel Writers' Week short story competition, she was also a prize-winner in the prestigious Observer/Penguin short story competition. Her best-selling novel Tatty was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award. She lives in Dublin.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Moving and evocative By noc This is a very poignant story of a man's life, told backwards in snapshots each a decade apart, starting at a point where he has collapsed on his bathroom floor as an old man living alone. It is an effective reminder of how every busy or eventful life ends the same way in the end and how everyone has a 'backstory', no matter how humble or seemingly ordinary. We live our lives and all we are left with is our memories. The ending of the book is particularly poignant as his life is boiled down to its beginning and ending - the innocence of a child and the vulnerability of an old man. Everything else in between is just a series of events. What was important, or maybe unimportant, was simply that he lived and loved and lost, he came and he will go.Though we only really get to know the characters, including the protaganist when it comes down to it, through fleeting glimpses of their lives the book is still very moving. The writing is beautiful; full of character, razor-sharp observation and gentle wit with an authentic Dublin voice. The depiction of Dublin through the years from the 1940s to the present is extremely vivid and interesting too.I really enjoyed reading this book. It made me sad but also nostalgic and made me reflect on mortality too, both my own and that of my loved ones - something worth doing from time to time even if it is not always easy. The fact of mortality may be cold but perhaps life itself is a kind of heaven. Overall, a gentle and well-written book that I defy anyone not to be touched by.
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