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The bee sting / Paul Murray.

Murray, Paul, 1975- (author.).

Summary:

"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but rather than face the music, he's spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife Imelda is selling off her jewelry on eBay, while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way through her final exams. And twelve-year-old PJ is putting the final touches to his grand plan to run away from home. Where did it all go wrong? A patch of ice on the tarmac, a casual favor to a charming stranger, a bee caught beneath a bridal veil--can a single moment of bad luck change the direction of a life? And if the story has already been written--is there still time to find a happy ending?"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374600303
  • ISBN: 0374600309
  • Physical Description: 645 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in 2023 by Hamish Hamilton, Great Britain"--Title page verso.
Subject: Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Bunkers (Fortification) > Fiction.
Finance, Personal > Fiction.
Fate and fatalism > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Fortune > Fiction.
Ireland > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 39 of 60 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 7 current holds with 60 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Hot Springs Library FIC MUR (Text) 30229101384278 Adult Fiction Available -
Mars Hill Library FIC MUR (Text) 30229101372448 Adult Fiction Available -

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