Betweenness

· Atlantic Books
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'An absolute marvel' Max Porter

They are: co-workers.
They are: lovers.
They are: going to Japan tomorrow.

Joe pulls pints, plays computer games with his young daughter, and dreams of elsewhere. Kathy studies by day, drinks by night, and has a secret alter ego as a clown. When they meet in a city-centre pub in Cork, a seismic change occurs between them. They begin to fall in love. Over years - through the routines of a thousand mornings, arguments, confessions - they learn how to give themselves up to each other and to share the space of each other's lives, all the while etching their connection into the pavements, bars, living rooms and kitchens of the city.

After years together, they finally manage to save up for their dream holiday: a trip across Japan. They travel, they laugh, they squabble, they remember and forget why they ever thought being together was a good idea. Then, deep in the forests of the Kumano Kodo, their world comes apart...

'An absolute marvel' Max Porter They are: co-workers. They are: lovers. They are: going to Japan tomorrow. Joe pulls pints, plays computer games with his young daughter, and dreams of elsewhere. Kathy studies by day, drinks by night, and has a secret alter ego as a clown. When they meet in a...

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About the author

Danny Denton is an Irish novelist. His previous novels are The Earlie King & The Kid In Yellow (Granta Books, 2018) and All Along the Echo (Atlantic Books, 2022). His shorter prose has appeared in various magazines and journals. He has been the editor of The Stinging Fly, and currently lectures on writing at University College Cork.
Danny Denton is an Irish novelist. His previous novels are The Earlie King & The Kid In Yellow (Granta Books, 2018) and All Along the Echo (Atlantic Books, 2022). His shorter prose has appeared in various magazines and journals. He has been the editor of The Stinging Fly, and currently lectures o...

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