The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
  • Published: 2 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9780552773744
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $24.99
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The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes

A Richard and Judy Book Club pick

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19 Jun 2014
Paperback
2 Mar 2015
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A sparkling, life-affirming story that will make you cry like Jojo Moyes and laugh like Dawn French.

Here is a truth that can’t be escaped: for Mia ‘Rabbit’ Hayes, life is coming to an end . . .
Rabbit Hayes loves her life, ordinary as it is, and the extraordinary people in it.

She loves her spirited daughter, Juliet; her colourful, unruly family; the only man in her big heart, Johnny Faye.

But it turns out the world has other plans for Rabbit, and she’s OK with that. Because she has plans for the world too, and only a handful of days left to make them happen.

Here is a truth that won’t be forgotten: this is a story about laughing through life’s surprises and finding the joy in every moment.
Praise for Anna McPartlin:

'What a beautiful book. I cried and smiled my way through' Jane Green

'I loved the clear, elegant prose, the feisty characters and the sparkling dialogue' Susan Elliot Wright

'A delightful roller-coaster ride of emotion' Sunday Independent

'Buy a packet (or box) of tissues and settle down with this wonderful story' Heat Magazine

The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes is a Richard and Judy recommended read, and a Simon Mayo Book Club pick.

  • Published: 2 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9780552773744
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $24.99
Categories:

About the author

Anna McPartlin

Anna McPartlin is a novelist and scriptwriter. Her previous incarnation as a stand-up comedian left an indelible mark. She describes herself as a slave to the joke and finds humour and humanity in even the darkest situations. Anna lives in Wicklow with her husband and animals.

Anna McPartlin's experience of losing her parents at a young age has given her a profound understanding of loss, surviving it, and making the very best of life. Before becoming a full-time writer Anna was, amongst other things, a stand-up comedian and a claims adjuster. As well as writing novels, she also writes TV comedy drama. She is in her mid-thirties and lives just outside Dublin with her husband.

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Praise for The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes

What a beautiful book. I cried and smiled my way through

Jane Green

Heart-breaking yet blackly comic . . . echoing the style of Roddy Doyle. Impossible to put down.

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Enormously readable, funny and emotionally engaging

Irish Times

A delightful roller-coaster ride of emotion

Sunday Independent

Anna McPartlin can make you feel despair and sadness but she can also make you see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's quite an impressive feat. If you haven't already tried Anna McPartlin then you are definitely missing out. She is one of the finest writers around

Chicklitreviewsandnews.com

Beautiful, brave storytelling . . . Buy a packet (or box) of tissues and settle down with this wonderful story. One of our books of 2015

Heat Magazaine

An emotional tale filled with tears and laughter

Bella Magazine

A bittersweet story of family, faith and love . . . both deeply affecting and life-affirming

Sunday Mirror

I loved the clear, elegant prose, the feisty characters and the sparkling dialogue

Susan Elliot Wright

The storyline and characters are swept along on a tide of humour . . . an uplifting read

MyWeekly

Insightful and touching but jovial at the same time. There's nothing better than an Irish author who can drop the F-bomb in every paragraph.

Nadiya Hussain
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