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Paperback 304 Pages
Published: 18/06/2020
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A wry, delicate novel suffused with understated charm and ready wit, Kane’s debut sings with humanity and emotionally generous comedy. The beautifully observed tale of a middle-aged woman attempting to reconnect with neglected friends, Rules for Visiting is a warm and uplifting read. 

Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2020

'The wildest novel I read all year was easily Nobber, an eye-poppingly anarchic tale of greed and gore in a medieval Irish village struck by the Black Death' - The Daily Mail

Midway through my fortieth year, I reached a point where the balance of the past and all it contained seemed to outweigh the future, my mind so full of things said and not said, done and undone, I no longer understood how to move forward

May is at a crossroads. Although her career as a gardener for the university is flourishing, the rest of her life has narrowed to a parched routine. Her father is elderly, her brother estranged, and she keeps her neighbours at arm's length. The missing element, she realises, might be friendship.

As May sets off on a journey to visit four neglected friends one-by-one, she holds herself (and them) to humorously high standards, while at home she begins to confront the pain of her past and imagine for herself a different kind of future. May's quest becomes an exploration of the power, and perhaps limits, of modern friendship.

Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781783784653
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 215 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm

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