When All is Said

[An] impressively confident debut ... Maurice Hannigan emerges as an engaging, compassionate creation * Guardian * [An] impressively confident debut ... Maurice Hannigan emerges as an engaging, compassionate creation * Guardian * Anne Griffin's debut novel is a must read. Beautifully observed, masterful story telling - stunning! Anne Griffin's debut novel is a must read. Beautifully observed, masterful story telling - stunning! There is something special here . . . The next big name to emerge from the Irish writing scene. There is something special here . . . The next big name to emerge from the Irish writing scene. Griffin is a magical storyteller whose prose is effortless and clear. She conjures an intimate, poignant and ultimately enthralling portrait of a man who has battled loneliness and other demons throughout his life. Maurice is superbly well-realised: a character who tries to make amends and, in so doing, cracked my heart. * Daily Mail * Griffin is a magical storyteller whose prose is effortless and clear. She conjures an intimate, poignant and ultimately enthralling portrait of a man who has battled loneliness and other demons throughout his life. Maurice is superbly well-realised: a character who tries to make amends and, in so doing, cracked my heart. * Daily Mail * A book to savour, and pass on. An absolute joy * Sunday Mirror * A book to savour, and pass on. An absolute joy * Sunday Mirror * A hugely enjoyable, engrossing novel, a genuine page-turner. A hugely enjoyable, engrossing novel, a genuine page-turner. Maurice Hannigan is a wonderful invention, whose bitter-sweet meditations will stay long in the reader's mind. Anne Griffin has fashioned a rare jewel. Maurice Hannigan is a wonderful invention, whose bitter-sweet meditations will stay long in the reader's mind. Anne Griffin has fashioned a rare jewel. This is how you tell a story This is how you tell a story [Anne Griffin] builds a remarkably rich sense of place, while also tracing the wider changes affecting Ireland. ...Maurice is a lovingly rendered example of the current vogue for characters who have fallen through the cracks * Sunday Times * [Anne Griffin] builds a remarkably rich sense of place, while also tracing the wider changes affecting Ireland. ...Maurice is a lovingly rendered example of the current vogue for characters who have fallen through the cracks * Sunday Times * Beautifully written, unhurried and thoughtful, and a character you love from the off. Beautifully written, unhurried and thoughtful, and a character you love from the off. As candid a portrait of human frailty as you're likely to find. Griffin is uncannily accurate in her depiction of that peculiarly Irish emotional paralysis we're all familiar with. * Sunday Independent * As candid a portrait of human frailty as you're likely to find. Griffin is uncannily accurate in her depiction of that peculiarly Irish emotional paralysis we're all familiar with. * Sunday Independent * Pitch-perfect prose ... Moving and beautifully written, this is a wonderfully assured debut. * Mail on Sunday * Pitch-perfect prose ... Moving and beautifully written, this is a wonderfully assured debut. * Mail on Sunday * A proper tear-jerker, but one that will ultimately leave you feeling hopeful * Grazia * A proper tear-jerker, but one that will ultimately leave you feeling hopeful * Grazia * A warm and wise treasure of a book with a character whose voice draws you in from the start * The I * A warm and wise treasure of a book with a character whose voice draws you in from the start * The I * A rich and moving story, a poetic voice and unforgettable character in Maurice * Elle * A rich and moving story, a poetic voice and unforgettable character in Maurice * Elle * It's all beautifully done; a tale told in the plain but poetic prose of a man who recognises the tragic truths gleaned from a life of love and loss. A gem of a book * Sunday Express * It's all

Anne Griffin's first novel When All is Said was a Number One bestseller in Ireland in 2019 and chosen as the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year in the An Post Irish Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book and the RSL Christopher Bland prizes. Her second novel Listening Still was also a bestseller in Ireland. Her work has been published in 23 territories. The Island of Longing is her third novel. She lives in Co. Westmeath, Ireland.