{"id":10,"date":"2013-01-25T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T12:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2019-04-13T15:17:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T15:17:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0 Official website of Mich\u00e8le Forbes<\/h3>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orionbooks.co.uk\/books\/detail.page?isbn=9781474604673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A Sunday Times Book of the Year!<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orionbooks.co.uk\/books\/detail.page?isbn=9781474604673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Edith-Oliver-Sunday-Times-Book\/dp\/1474604692\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518371266&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=edith+and+oliver&amp;dpID=61a4Lu%252BRPKL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=srch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-993 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/logo.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/logo-400x76.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_710\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orionbooks.co.uk\/books\/detail.page?isbn=9781474604673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-710\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-710 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edith-and-oliver-cover-sm.jpg\" alt=\"edith and oliver\" width=\"450\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edith-and-oliver-cover-sm.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edith-and-oliver-cover-sm-265x400.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on Picture to buy Paperback, E-Book, Downloadable Audio File<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><em><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333399;\">From the author of <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Ghost\u00a0 Moth<\/em><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2014, comes a stunning second novel\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <em>EDITH &amp; OLIVER<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">published by W&amp;N,\u00a0Orion\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Edith was born into a different world. But her rebellious nature brought her to the seedy glamour of the music hall.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Oliver is an illusionist with ambition. He wants to tour the world, to pioneer ground-breaking illusions.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>History and fate have other ideas.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>When Edith and Oliver meet they fall headlong in love. But their children arrive as the world begins to change, as cinemas crowd the high street and the draw of the music hall wanes. What follows is a struggle: against the entropy of marriage, against the march of time, and against Oliver&#8217;s flaws \u2013 flaws that may cost them everything.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8220;A writer who is not afraid to address the so-called\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ordinary lives of real human beings.&#8221;<strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 John Banville<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u00a0<em><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20190221-encore-culture-literature-michele-forbes-edith-oliver-good-marriage-changing-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catch Mich\u00e8le being interviewed about &#8216;Edith &amp; Oliver&#8217; <\/a><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20190221-encore-culture-literature-michele-forbes-edith-oliver-good-marriage-changing-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 E<\/a><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20190221-encore-culture-literature-michele-forbes-edith-oliver-good-marriage-changing-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ve Jackson on Encore France 24 HERE<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3pZ4KuEuSw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_740\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Mich\u00e8le-Forbes-2017-02-e1486570913939.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-740\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-740\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Mich\u00e8le-Forbes-2017-02-e1486570913939.jpg\" width=\"734\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Ethan Forbes-Roe 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Biographical Note<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mich\u00e8le Forbes is an award-winning theatre, television and film actress. Her first novel, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/books\/ghost-moth\/\"><i>Ghost Moth<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, was published in 2013 to great critical acclaim and Forbes was shortlisted for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">for<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">First Book Award\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">at the 2014\u00a0Edinburgh Festival <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0selected as one of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Observer&#8217;s Seven Debut Novels That Will Make A Splash in 2014.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>She has recently been nominated for the\u00a0Prix Litt\u00e9raire des Ambassadeurs de la Francophonie en Irlande &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ambafrance-ie.org\/Writer-Michele-Forbes-nominated-for-Francophonie-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ireland Francophonie Ambassador&#8217;s Award 2017<\/a><\/span>. She lives in Dalkey, Dublin.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/michele-forbes\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Read More<\/span><\/a><em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_658\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orionbooks.co.uk\/books\/detail.page?isbn=9780297870463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-658\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-658 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GHOST-MOTH-by-Michele-Forbes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GHOST-MOTH-by-Michele-Forbes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GHOST-MOTH-by-Michele-Forbes-432x432.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/GHOST-MOTH-by-Michele-Forbes-268x268.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy UK Paperback<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;A bountiful river of\u00a0lovely images, fresh and perfect, a triumphant story both familiar and strange. A\u00a0stellar\u00a0debut.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Sebastian Barry<b>, <\/b>author of Days Without End<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u201cThis slow burning tale is both guileless and deeply\u2014sometimes erotically\u2014charged.\u00a0The writing soaks up the world, and thrills to the beauty of it. Children, bees, milk, the sea, all are wonderfully rendered and alive on the page. Katherine Bedford\u2014so ordinary and so passionate\u2014is a heroine to treasure.\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #5f0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anne Enright<\/span>\u00a0, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">author of The Forgotten Waltz and The Gathering<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cClever, unpredictable, beautifully written and crafted \u2013 Ghost Moth stayed with me for a long time after I\u2019d finished reading the final, sad, wonderful page.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and The Commitments<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-223\" class=\"post-223 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-people-colors tag-fashion tag-photography column twocol has-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"entry-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/quotes\/\">\u00a0More Quotes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orionbooks.co.uk\/books\/detail.page?isbn=9781409151753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2666 Listen to Audio Sample<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">of Ghost Moth<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Listen to Michele on recent Guardian podcast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/audio\/2014\/aug\/20\/donal-ryan-michele-forbes-irish-fiction-edinburgh-festival-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Listen<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">to<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mich\u00e8le<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Forbes<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">with<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Donal<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ryan<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">on<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Listen to Michele on recent Guardian podcast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/audio\/2014\/aug\/20\/donal-ryan-michele-forbes-irish-fiction-edinburgh-festival-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Guardian<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">podcast<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ABC-Australia-Radio-interview.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to an interview with Mich\u00e8le Forbes on ABC Radio Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The French translation of Ghost Moth, &#8216;Phalene Fantome&#8217;, was shortlisted for the\u00a0FIRST EUROPEAN NOVEL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Phalene-Fantome-e1516748258448.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-742\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Phalene-Fantome-e1516748258448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a>AWARD at Chambery&#8217;s Festival du Premier Roman 2015,<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0the\u00a0PRIX ESCAPADES 2017,\u00a0nominated for the French Booksellers\u00a0NOVEL DISCOVERY SELECTION\u00a0for\u00a0Les Petits Mots,\u00a0and most\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">recently has been nominated for\u00a0the Prix Litt\u00e9raire des Ambassadeurs de la Francophonie en Irlande &#8211; 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