Mr. Lynch's Holiday (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series) - Tapa dura

"A simple story but, thanks to a balance of humour and pathos, a delightful one... A rare love story between a father and a son." -"Telegraph "(UK)

"O'Flynn writes with brilliant wit and warmth about people cast adrift in contemporary wildernesses..."-- "The Times "(UK)

"Ms. O'Flynn is a remarkable and original writer...tenderness, warmth, thoughtfulness and comic genius are words that are flung around a lot, but it's more than that. She flinches at nothing."-- Fay Weldon, "Observer "(UK)

"O'Flynn offers trenchant commentary on capitalism even as she balances the comic and tragic aspects of disillusionment. Overflowing with warmth and compassion as well as a sly humor, this skillful novel will appeal to fans of Richard Russo and Francine Prose." -- "Booklist "(Starred)

"A simple story but, thanks to a balance of humour and pathos, a delightful one... A rare love story between a father and a son." -"Telegraph "(UK)

"O'Flynn writes with brilliant wit and warmth about people cast adrift in contemporary wildernesses..."-- "The Times "(UK)

"Ms. O'Flynn is a remarkable and original writer...tenderness, warmth, thoughtfulness and comic genius are words that are flung around a lot, but it's more than that. She flinches at nothing."-- Fay Weldon, "Observer "(UK)

"Brilliantly rendered... O'Flynn's tender portrait of an Irish emigrant of the hard-done-by, hard-working generation of the 60s and 70s - a "proper Paddy," as Dermot calls himself - balancing the books of his life with such generosity and intelligence, is a lovely thing." - "The Guardian" (UK)

"O'Flynn offers trenchant commentary on capitalism even as she balances the comic and tragic aspects of disillusionment. Overflowing with warmth and compassion as well as a sly humor, this skillful novel will appeal to fans of Richard Russo and Francine Prose." -- "Booklist "(Starred)

"A simple story but, thanks to a balance of humour and pathos, a delightful one... A rare love story between a father and a son." -"Telegraph "(UK)

"O'Flynn writes with brilliant wit and warmth about people cast adrift in contemporary wildernesses..."-- "The Times "(UK)

"Ms. O'Flynn is a remarkable and original writer...tenderness, warmth, thoughtfulness and comic genius are words that are flung around a lot, but it's more than that. She flinches at nothing."-- Fay Weldon, "Observer "(UK)

"O'Flynn writes terrifically about disappointment and denial, skipping easily between the present and moments in Eamonn and Dermot's past that explain how they became who they are..."Mr Lynch's Holiday" excels in exploring the strangeness of being the outsider and the stories people tell themselves to survive." --"Financial Times

""Brilliantly rendered... O'Flynn's tender portrait of an Irish emigrant of the hard-done-by, hard-working generation of the 60s and 70s - a "proper Paddy," as Dermot calls himself - balancing the books of his life with such generosity and intelligence, is a lovely thing." - "The Guardian" (UK)

"O'Flynn offers trenchant commentary on capitalism even as she balances the comic and tragic aspects of disillusionment. Overflowing with warmth and compassion as well as a sly humor, this skillful novel will appeal to fans of Richard Russo and Francine Prose." -- "Booklist "(Starred)

"A simple story but, thanks to a balance of humour and pathos, a delightful one... A rare love story between a father and a son." -"Telegraph "(UK)

"O'Flynn writes with brilliant wit and warmth about people cast adrift in contemporary wildernesses..."-- "The Times "(UK)

"O'Flynn is good at mild comedy, humorously illustrating idiosyncrasies in her characters as Mark Haddon and Roddy Doyle do...O'Flynn is delightful"-- "The Independent "(UK)"

""Ms. O'Flynn is a remarkable and original writer...tenderness, warmth, thoughtfulness and comic genius are words that are flung around a lot, but it's more than that. She flinches at nothing."-- Fay Weldon, "Observer "(UK)