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Set in Northern Ireland, this begins with a man shot dead as he works near his home. The only witness is his 12-year-old son. In the city an old man waits for a sign he has been promised, for the end of pain and confusion. When he meets the boy he believes he has found the instrument of healing.
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David Park has published three novels and one volume of short stories. He was the winner of the Authors' Club First Novel Award, the Bass Ireland Arts Award for Literature and a twice winner of the University of Ulster's McCrea Literary Award. He lives in County Down, Northern Ireland with his wife and two children.
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'Park is an Irish-born writer who brings his celebration of language, and humanity, to every page' Daily Mail 'THE HEALING deserves to be numbered among the finest first novels of this or any other year' The Times 'A beautifully written story ... sheer magically descriptive writing' Irish Independent 'Park is a writer of startling grace and integrity' Daily Telegraph
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- PublisherOrion Publishing Co
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 1857990951
- ISBN 13 9781857990959
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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