Don't Look Back in Ongar
2024 book by Paul Howard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Don't Look Back in Ongar is a 2024 comic novel by Irish playwright and author Paul Howard and is the twenty-fourth and last novel in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1][2]
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| Author | Paul Howard |
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| Illustrator | Alan Clarke |
| Cover artist | Alan Clarke |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Genre | Comic novel, satire |
| Set in | Dublin, 2019-20 |
| Published | 22 August 2024, Penguin |
| Publication place | Republic of Ireland |
| Media type | Print: paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781844886296 |
| 823.92 | |
| Preceded by | Camino Royale |
The title refers to the song "Don't Look Back in Anger" (and possibly the nostalgic Virgin Media TV series) and the Dublin suburb of Ongar.[3]
Release
Plot
Ross is turning forty, and his wife Sorcha still wants a divorce, and his father is causing trouble in Áras an Uachtaráin, while his son Ronan is working for villainous lawyer Hennessy. His mother Fionnuala, who has Alzheimer's, is placed in a luxury nursing home in Ongar.[6]
Reviews
The Irish Times described the finale as "unexpectedly touching."[7]
References
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