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The Visit

By: Neil Tully
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly, James Killeen
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 'The Visit is an engrossing and tender portrait of a small town under pressure ... Stark and elemental - at the heart of the novel is a sort of quiet yearning and a longing for love and for completion that makes Neil Tully's novel so brilliant and intriguing' - Colm Tóibín

"The lad is a bit like a stray dog. I keep an eye on him and throw him a few scraps. There are plenty of people in this town who'd just as soon drop him off in the wilderness and hope there's no scent to follow home. The problem is that Patrick could find his way out of any wilderness and they wouldn't like whatever starved thing came back."

Sergeant Jim Field feels a guilty paternalism for Patrick Hatten, a young man struggling to find a job, a life and a purpose in a small-town Wexford community. Both are used to being on the fringes but while Jim is a romantic with bad health and regret, Patrick is full of anger and action, and his actions could have devastating effects.©2026 Neil Tully (P)2026 Bonnier Books UK Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Small Town
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AMAZING book.
The setting, the characters, the plot, the relationships. Can’t wait to read more from Neil Tully.

The relationship between Jim and Patrick.

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This is an exceptional debut novel. The author has a very evocative, poetic turn of phrase that draws you in. The characters are treated with such care - their hopes, dreams and personalities are drawn out over the course of the story bit by bit, adding drama and suspense but also creating a deep relationship with them for the reader. The setting in 1963 Ireland at the time that JFK visited Ireland is brilliantly depicted - a time of hope and progress with the accompanying fear of change. I couldn't put it down, and I enjoyed it so much that I also got the audiobook here to listen to in the car on the way to and from work.

Evocative, poetic and fascinating

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