Carry Me Down

"I don't think I've ever read such a true book. A wonderful feat of imagination. " Hilary MantelJohn Egan has a gift. He can tell when people are lying. Hoping that this talent will bring him fame, he has written tothe Guinness Book of Records. But while he waits for a letter in return, his obsession with uncovering the truth begins to threaten his already fragile family. "Enthralling and absorbing. " Observer. "This is fiction-writing of the highest order. The story of John Egan's twelfth year is both sympathetic and disturbing. It is also rich in understated humour. " J. M. Coetzee"An unputdownable read. " Scotsman. "Remarkable. Convincing, oddly sympathetic and always compelling, this is a novel of dark truths. " Irish Times. "Uncompromising, unputdownable. a work of discreet brilliance. M. J. Hyland is a truly gifted writer. " Ali Smith.