We have an event on Monday night, the London launch of Catherine O'Flynn's debut novel What Was Lost.
There's been plenty of review coverage already, all glowing, and the publisher Tindal Street Press have a good track record. (Remember Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall - Booker shortlisted a few years back? That was Tindal Street)
I started reading the book yesterday afternoon and I can't bloody put the thing down.
How many times do you read about "astonishing debuts"? Yeah, you don't have to tell me I know. Jaded is my middle name when it comes to publisher blurbs. But...
THIS IS AN ASTONISHING DEBUT.
It's brilliant.
If I were you I'd get down to Crockatt & Powell for 7pm on Monday. Not only will you get to hear Catherine read you can also get her to sign a copy for your collection (after she wins a few prizes these babies will be like gold dust) you can also buy one for yourself and if you have any friends buy copies for them too - it's one of those books.
An exciting book.
An astonishing debut...
Our bestselling book this week by a mile, even when you take out books sold at the launch event we had, is What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn.
It's a truly great read and deserves to do well all around the country.
There's a very positive review in the Guardian today and the Mail and Observer have already raved about it so it's not just us!
Come on people - let's make Catherine's book a bestseller - she's great, and so is her book.
Well, one retailer made a start months ago. Independent bookseller Crockatt and Powell is delighted by one of the longlisted novels.
"What Was Lost? Well I lost my mind and any sense of proportion when Catherine O'Flynn's brilliant debut passed through my eyes and into my brain earlier this year. What a book. We sold hundreds with a 'trust me - this is excellent' drive and put it in the window not once but twice. So far I have not heard a bad word from anyone. It is rare for a book to have such wide appeal and What Was Lost is a rare book indeed."
SHE WON SOMETHING!!!
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I only picked this up because of your fabulous boomark-y recommendation slips, and it's definitely my favourite book of the year. I was dancing around at my desk this morning (working? nah) when I saw it'd won the Whitbread/Whatever it's called now. Hooray!
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