When All Is Said

A tale of a single night The story of a lifetime.If you had to pick five people to sum up your life, who would they be If you were to raise a glass to each of them, what would you say And what would you learn about yourself, when all is said and done This is the story of Maurice Hannigan, who, over the course of a Saturday night in June, orders five different drinks at the Rainford House Hotel With each he toasts a person vital to him his doomed older brother, his troubled sister in law, his daughter of fifteen minutes, his son far off in America, and his late, lamented wife And through these people, the ones who left him behind, he tells the story of his own life, with all its regrets and feuds, loves and triumphs.Beautifully written, powerfully felt, When All Is Said promises to be the next great Irish novel. New Read [ When All Is Said ] author [ Anne Griffin ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Woo hoo Just got my copy won this in a Goodreads giveaway This never happens EEEEK with excitement.I recieved this via goodreads giveaways ,thanks All my opinions are my own Of all the money that e er I hadI spent it in good companyAnd all the harm I ve ever doneAlas it was to none but meAnd all I ve done for want of witTo mem ry now I can t recallSo fill to me the parting glassGood night and joy be to you all So fill to me the parting glassAnd drink a health whate er befall,And gently rise and softly callGood night and joy be to you all Of all the comrades that e er I hadThey re I recieved this via goodreads giv...As of this writing, When All Is Said has a 4.33 star rating I am certainly intrigued by the premise of this book and with a rating like that, I can t wait to get my hands on it Looking forward to this oneThis review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I won this book in a Good Reads giveaway and I m glad I did A good book to me is one that will carry you away, one that you can immerse yourself in and I did with When All Is Said The novel is one of a older man reflecting back on his life We travel with Maurice through his childhood with the tyrannical Dollards up to the end of his life Maurice spent his whole life trying to get past the injustices done to his family by his former employers that he often loses sight of his own family His I won this book in a Good Reads giveaway and I m glad I did A good book to me is one that will carry you away, one that you can immerse yourself in and I did with When All Is Said The novel is one of a older man reflecting back on his life We travel with Maurice through his childhood with...An old man recounts his life to his son, imagined to be sitting next to him at a bar, in order to finish off his duties in this world This is a theme I ve read before see A Man Called Ove, Millard Salter s Last ...I received this as a goodreads giveaway which in itself was exciting to me, but the fact that I flew through it and finished in less than a day made it even better I was was engaged from start to finish I guessed where it was headed quite early on, but it didn t take away from my enjoyment I loved the author s...I was a First Read Winner of this book, and I pretty much knew it would be an emotional read from the description, but it was such an interesting premise I couldn t wait to get started It was beautifully written and I liked the way the story unfolded, its not the mos...It was a slow start for me I am not a fan of books that just toss you into the middle of the story Once I got that sorted I found it very interesting Would have preferred a better ending, but I gave it 3 stars just because of the beginning and ending If it wasn t f...A beautifully moving character driven novel.Maurice, a widower, in the depths of loneliness following the death of his wife a couple of years before, packs up his old life His house, his dog, his belongings, and spends his last few hours bef...Maurice Hannigan toasts and pays tribute to the four most important people of his life at the end of his life in this unforgettable story about a rare coin and the impact of split second decisions Thewe learn ...

• English
• 13 November 2018
Anne Griffin
• Hardcover
• 336 pages
• 125020058X
• Anne Griffin
• When All Is Said