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'''Shortlisted: Costa First Novel Award 2015'''
'''Winner: Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize 2015'''
Every Tuesday he goes into town. This particular Tuesday he sees an advert for a rescue dog that's been badly treated by its previous owner. Somewhere the ad strikes a resonance and he adopts the dog, calling it Oneeye (yes, one word, just like that). Gradually over shared meals a friendship grows and develops over the seasons as the spill of spring turns to summer's simmer, through the falter of autumn and on to withering winter.
(Thank you so much Tramp Press for providing us with a copy for review.)
Further Reading: If this appeals and you enjoy a novel that combines a good story with lyricism, we just as heartily recommend [[Ransom by David Malouf]]. If you would like to read some of the great stories coming out of Ireland at the moment, look no further than the aforementioned [[:Category:Joseph O'Connor|Joseph O'Connor]] and either [[Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connor|Ghost Light]] or the short stories of [[Where Have You Been? by Joseph O'Connor|Where Have you Been]]. You might also enjoy [[The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano]] and [[The Dog who Dared to Dream by Sun-mi Hwang]]. {{toptentext|list=Top Ten Literary Fiction Books of 2015}}
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