According To Luke - Softcover

Stembridge, Gerard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844881148 ISBN 13: 9781844881147

Publisher: Penguin Ireland, 2007

Synopsis

Now that their children are almost reared, Frank and Norma Reid can congratulate themselves on a job well done – the eldest married and settled in their second favourite city, New York; their first boy in a marvellous job in the National Museum, the younger girl with a truly inspiring (if exhausting) passion for social justice, and the baby – well, he may be young, but he shows every sign of being quite the performer, like his Dad.

They could pat each other on the back – thirty-odd years of happy marriage is not to be sneezed at – if it wasn’t for a vindictive investigation into Frank’s legal career.

Suddenly, their lovely family starts to behave very strangely, and the elder son, Luke, is worst of all: when it comes to his father’s alleged misdemeanours he appoints himself judge, jury and executioner. And it looks like he will stop at nothing to achieve his version of justice ...

About this title

About the Author

Gerard Stembridge was born in Limerick, studied English and History at University College, Dublin and has lived in Dublin since. He was writer-director for several films, including Guiltrip and About Adam. He co-wrote the hit RTE 1 radio show Scrap Saturday with Dermot Morgan (Father Ted), and has written eleven plays. This is his first novel.

Review

'A master of the political and social zeitgeist' SUNDAY TRIBUNE 'Follows a family into its darkest corners ... an enjoyable read' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 'I recommend it highly ... fantastic' Ryan Tubridy, RTE 'Stembridge has long had a knack for capturing the essence of the era' SUNDAY TIMES 'The most intriguing aspect of the novel is the way Stembridge brings his particular take on political scandals and misdemeanours to bear on a story about a family.' IRISH TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Ireland
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1844881148
• ISBN 13: 9781844881147
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240