'Beautiful, haunting.' LOUISE KENNEDY
'Vividly real.' MARIAN KEYES
'A sure-footed and emotionally complex novel . . . absorbing.' IRISH TIMES
Please don't hang up. I don't know if you remember. You used to live with me. You and your mother.
Ruby lives with her father in an old farmhouse at the end of a dirt road. He teaches her to hunt, to forage for mushrooms, to gut a fish. She learns to tiptoe around his temper - and never to ask about her absent mother.
Ruby has no idea that, hundreds of miles away, a woman she barely remembers is desperate to answer those same questions. Over fourteen years, four hundred miles apart, these two women slowly begin to unearth the secrets and lies at the heart of their family, and the history of power and control that has shaped them both in such different ways.
Captivating, tender and deeply moving, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable portrait of the indelible bonds of family - and how far we will go for the ones we love.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
'A brilliantly told story, engrossing, with love, pain, heartbreak and darkness. The characterisation was excellent and the plot was moving and gently woven.' 5* reader review
'A book to savour and appreciate as well as enjoy.' 5* reader review
'This is a beautifully written novel with powerfully drawn characters.' 5* reader review
'Had me hooked... Loved it.' 5* reader review
**Una Mannion's first novel, A Crooked Tree, is available now**
Genre: Mystery
'Vividly real.' MARIAN KEYES
'A sure-footed and emotionally complex novel . . . absorbing.' IRISH TIMES
Please don't hang up. I don't know if you remember. You used to live with me. You and your mother.
Ruby lives with her father in an old farmhouse at the end of a dirt road. He teaches her to hunt, to forage for mushrooms, to gut a fish. She learns to tiptoe around his temper - and never to ask about her absent mother.
Ruby has no idea that, hundreds of miles away, a woman she barely remembers is desperate to answer those same questions. Over fourteen years, four hundred miles apart, these two women slowly begin to unearth the secrets and lies at the heart of their family, and the history of power and control that has shaped them both in such different ways.
Captivating, tender and deeply moving, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable portrait of the indelible bonds of family - and how far we will go for the ones we love.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
'A brilliantly told story, engrossing, with love, pain, heartbreak and darkness. The characterisation was excellent and the plot was moving and gently woven.' 5* reader review
'A book to savour and appreciate as well as enjoy.' 5* reader review
'This is a beautifully written novel with powerfully drawn characters.' 5* reader review
'Had me hooked... Loved it.' 5* reader review
**Una Mannion's first novel, A Crooked Tree, is available now**
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An engrossing, deftly-told story with an aching secret at its heart, this is a profoundly moving novel of family and women standing strong together." - Lisa Ballantyne
"Intense, deftly suspenseful and beautifully written. Rich characterisation, suspense and long-buried, unsettling secrets mark this beautifully written crime novel about a fractured family." - Garry Disher
"A beautifully written, carefully constructed depiction of two complicated women whose lives have been upended by tragedy. Una Mannion has woven a haunting, desperate story, with a twisty mystery at its core. With laser-sharp tension and brilliant characterization, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable read." - Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
"This beautiful, haunting novel beats with the heart of a thriller, but is so much more. Una Mannion is a writer of extraordinary talent, compassion and power." - Louise Kennedy
"Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion is very VERY good. About the impact on her family when a woman disappears, it's vividly real. The writing is beautiful, the emotions are conveyed exquisitely. There's love here as well as pain." - Marian Keyes
"What a captivating book! The writing is exquisite, the plotting is intricate and the story is utterly compelling. I loved it." - Liz Nugent
"Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving. Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in." - Chris Whitaker
"Intense, deftly suspenseful and beautifully written. Rich characterisation, suspense and long-buried, unsettling secrets mark this beautifully written crime novel about a fractured family." - Garry Disher
"A beautifully written, carefully constructed depiction of two complicated women whose lives have been upended by tragedy. Una Mannion has woven a haunting, desperate story, with a twisty mystery at its core. With laser-sharp tension and brilliant characterization, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable read." - Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
"This beautiful, haunting novel beats with the heart of a thriller, but is so much more. Una Mannion is a writer of extraordinary talent, compassion and power." - Louise Kennedy
"Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion is very VERY good. About the impact on her family when a woman disappears, it's vividly real. The writing is beautiful, the emotions are conveyed exquisitely. There's love here as well as pain." - Marian Keyes
"What a captivating book! The writing is exquisite, the plotting is intricate and the story is utterly compelling. I loved it." - Liz Nugent
"Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving. Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in." - Chris Whitaker
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