Himself

by Jess Kidd

Book Overview

A charming ne'er-do-well returns to his haunted Irish hometown to uncover the truth about his mother in this "supernaturally skilled debut" (Vanity Fair) and turns the town--and his life--upside down.

Having been abandoned at an orphanage as a baby, Mahony assumed all his life that his mother wanted nothing to do with him. That is, until one night in 1976 while drinking a pint at a Dublin pub, he receives an anonymous note implying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501145185
• ISBN13: 9781501145186
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

HIMSELF could have been great.

Jes Kidd has a way of writing I would enjoy if she could be effective without the animal cruelty. Don't know if she thinks that graphic torture of animals is of any benefit to the story but not my cup of tea. I put all three of her books down for the same reason.