The Bee Sting
- Auteur: Paul Murray (Ierland)
- Soort boek: Ierse roman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Hamish Hamilton
- Verschijnt: 8 juni 2023
- Omvang: 656 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
- Adviesprijs: £18.99 / £9.99 / £16.00
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
- Shortlist Booker Prize 2023
Flaptekst van de nieuwe roman van Paul Murray
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 jewellery on eBay while their teenage daughter Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge-drink her way to 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 favour 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?