A disturbing and darkly funny new novel from the award-winning author of Breakfast on Pluto, The Butcher Boy, and Winterwood.
In this hypnotic novel, Chris McCool, the dandyish, debonair playboy of a small and insulated community called the Happy Club, reflects on his two lives: the one he lives and the darker one he's tried hard to forget. The illegitimate son of a rich Protestant landowner's wife and a poor Catholic farmer, Chris wanted to be a sixties swinger - driving a Ford Cortina, owning a pair of purple velvet flares - but, despite his good intentions, could not overcome the mysteries and regrets of his own upbringing.
With a series of deftly Freudian flourishes, McCabe gives us a narrator whose own insecurities, and most importantly his obsession with a young Catholic Nigerian boy named Marcus Otoyo, prevent him from seeing the truth about what he is capable of. Are Chris's inner struggles with his parentage and religion merely personal quests - or do they mask an angrier, more dangerous person beneath?
Tense, artful, and eerily compelling, The Holy City is a novel of faith, anxiety, and dark secrets, with a stunning and brilliant conclusion.
In this hypnotic novel, Chris McCool, the dandyish, debonair playboy of a small and insulated community called the Happy Club, reflects on his two lives: the one he lives and the darker one he's tried hard to forget. The illegitimate son of a rich Protestant landowner's wife and a poor Catholic farmer, Chris wanted to be a sixties swinger - driving a Ford Cortina, owning a pair of purple velvet flares - but, despite his good intentions, could not overcome the mysteries and regrets of his own upbringing.
With a series of deftly Freudian flourishes, McCabe gives us a narrator whose own insecurities, and most importantly his obsession with a young Catholic Nigerian boy named Marcus Otoyo, prevent him from seeing the truth about what he is capable of. Are Chris's inner struggles with his parentage and religion merely personal quests - or do they mask an angrier, more dangerous person beneath?
Tense, artful, and eerily compelling, The Holy City is a novel of faith, anxiety, and dark secrets, with a stunning and brilliant conclusion.
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Hardback Editions
January 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 0-7475-9756-1 / 978-0-7475-9756-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Non Basic Stock Line Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-4088-0075-6 / 978-1-4088-0075-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 0-7475-9816-9 / 978-0-7475-9816-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Holy City: A Novel Author(s): Patrick McCabe Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-59691-611-7 / 9781596916111 (USA edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
March 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-74319-314-9 / 9781743193143 (Australia edition) Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-74319-112-X / 9781743191125 (Australia edition) Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-74311-014-6 / 9781743110140 (Australia edition) Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-74310-807-9 / 9781743108079 (Australia edition) Publisher: Bolinda Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-74214-657-0 / 9781742146577 (Australia edition) Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: The Holy City Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-74233-685-X / 9781742336855 (Australia edition) Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
December 2011 : Unknown
| Title: The Holy City (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): Patrick McCabe ISBN: 1-74285-213-0 / 9781742852133 (Australia edition) Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Availability: Amazon More details... |
June 2011 : Kindle edition
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July 2009 : Kindle edition
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