The Heart's Invisible Furies

Tender, dark, hilarious, heartbreakingI loved it * Vogue * Its been a long time since I read anything so compelling and satisfying. At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending the most beautifully written and crafted novel ... heartbreaking * Santa Montefiore * By turns savvy, witty and achingly sad . . . This is a novelist at the top of his game. * The Mail on Sunday * I ran through the whole range of human emotions while reading this brilliant novel. It's a masterpiece. -- Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love Screamingly funny one minute and heartbreaking the next. * Daily Express * A special read * BBC Radio 4 Front Row * Boyne creates lightness out of doom, humour out of desperately sad situations, creating a compelling page-turner a terrific read. * The Press Association * An epic novel. Worthy of the great master of the Irish comic novel, Flann OBrien. The Hearts Invisible Furies proves that John is not just one of Irelands best living novelists but also one of the best novelists of Ireland. * Sunday Express * Written with verve, humour and heartat its core, The Hearts Invisible Furies aspires to be not just the tale of Cyril Avery, a man buffeted by coincidence and circumstance, but the story of Ireland itself * Irish Times *

John Boyne is the author of fifteen novels for adults, six for younger readers, and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won four Irish Book Awards, including Author of the Year in 2022, along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in sixty languages. Twitter: @JohnBoyneBooks Instagram: @JohnBoyneAuthor