{"id":198,"date":"2013-02-02T17:52:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T17:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2014-06-06T21:56:21","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T21:56:21","slug":"quotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>\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 \u00a0REVIEWS FOR GHOST MOTH<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clever, unpredictable, beautifully written<\/strong>\u00a0and crafted &#8211;\u00a0<i>Ghost Moth<\/i>\u00a0stayed with me for a long time after I&#8217;d finished reading the final, sad, wonderful page &#8211; <strong>Roddy Doyle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deeply &#8211; sometimes erotically &#8211; charged.<\/strong> The writing soaks up the world, and thrills to the beauty of it&#8230;Katherine Bedford &#8211; so ordinary and\u00a0<b>so passionate<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; is a heroine to treasure &#8211; <strong>Anne Enright<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An\u00a0impressive debut<\/strong>\u00a0by a writer who is not afraid to address the so-called ordinary lives of real human beings. We shall be hearing a great deal more from Mich\u00e8le Forbes &#8211; <strong>John Banville<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A bountiful river of<strong>\u00a0lovely images, fresh and perfect<\/strong>, a triumphant story both familiar and strange. A\u00a0<b>stellar<\/b>\u00a0debut &#8211; <strong>Sebastian Barry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA haunting story about love, yearning and loss that <strong>never fails to surprise or move the reader.<\/strong> This is a most impressive debut from a supremely talented writer.\u201d\u2014\u00a0<strong>Christine Dwyer Hickey<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201c<\/em><strong>A commanding debut,<\/strong> packed with genuine characters, telling its story with powerful control. Ghost Moth is a beautiful book, by a wonderful writer.\u201d\u2014\u00a0<strong>Frank McGuinness<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This beautifully written first novel is about the kind of love that can never be blotted out&#8230; <strong>a\u00a0tender, heartbreaking\u00a0story<\/strong> about choices made and secrets kept too long &#8211; Kate Saunders, <strong>THE TIMES<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An impressively\u00a0<strong>sure-footed debut, lyrical and contemplative<\/strong>\u00a0in equal measure &#8211; <strong>THE MAIL ON SUNDAY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0delicate and unusual\u00a0endeavour to write about ordinary people in a way that is so realistic that it almost reads like memoir. The passages evoking Katherine&#8217;s children are\u00a0outstanding. The meditations on maternal and marital love verge on the\u00a0profound. And the ending will bring a lump to your throat. &#8211; <strong>Claire Kilroy, THE GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Michele Forbes&#8217;\u00a0<strong>startlingly assured\u00a0<\/strong>debut has already won praise from those giants of Irish literature John Banville, Anne Enright and Roddy Doyle, and rightly so&#8230;\u00a0<b>Lyrical and<\/b> at times <strong>almost unbearably tender<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b>(the final scenes between Katherine and George will break your heart), Forbes delicately captures the echoes of history that pierce the present &#8211; Jane Clinton, <strong>SUNDAY EXPRESS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This\u00a0<strong>moving<\/strong>\u00a0story is beautifully written, with powerful imagery and prose that becomes quite\u00a0<strong>mesmerising\u00a0<\/strong>at times. An astonishingly accomplished debut by actress-turned-author Forbes,\u00a0<strong>this haunting novel will linger in your mind<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <strong>Deirdre O&#8217;Brien, SUNDAY MIRROR<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I was thoroughly caught up in this beautifully written debut novel.<\/strong>\u00a0Set in Northern Ireland, in 1949 Katherine must choose between George Bedford and Tom McKinley. What happened that summer will haunt Katherine and George 20 years later, when they try to save their marriage. &#8211; <strong>Fanny Blake, WOMAN &amp; HOME<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Before this amazingly assured and beautifully executed first novel, Belfast-born Forbes worked as an actor, and this shows how seamlessly a performer can morph into a creator&#8230; Forbes is<strong>\u00a0intelligent, humorous and occasionally heartbreaking;<\/strong> a very safe bet for the next round of literary prizes &#8211; <strong>SAGA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eloquently written and full of lyrical descriptions<\/strong>,\u00a0<i>Ghost Moth<\/i>\u00a0shines a light on everyday lives and offers the reader some\u00a0<b>unforgettable<\/b>\u00a0characters &#8211; <strong>CHOICE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Forbes, who has already won major awards for her short stories, knows how to write &#8211;<b>\u00a0her prose is <\/b><strong>unfailingly elegant<\/strong><b> &#8211; her images are often arresting<\/b>&#8230; the book confirms its author as an exceptional talent &#8211; <strong>John Boland, BELFAST TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Ghost Moth<\/i>\u00a0takes place during the Troubles, but it is far from just another book about them.\u00a0<strong>Lyrical and beautifully written,<\/strong> it uses the outbreak of the Protestant\/Catholic struggles and IRA bombings in the Sixties as a backdrop, but it is more of a character study and riveting family drama &#8211; concerned with the\u00a0<strong>secrets, lies and hidden torments\u00a0<\/strong>between those one is closest to, and the heartbreak of lost love. &#8211; <strong>THE BOOKSELLER<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A beautifully written debut. Confident and lyrical.\u00a0<strong>Michele Forbes is a name to watch\u00a0&#8211; IRISH EXAMINER<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Quiet tragedy in the ordinary lives of real human beings&#8230;\u00a0<strong>Michele Forbes&#8217; first novel has been heaped with praise and rightly so<\/strong>&#8230; as the book proceeds, it darkens, vividly evoking the divisions and bitterness that erupt with the onset of the Troubles. &#8211; <strong>IRISH INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Forbes&#8217; writing possesses a stealthy <strong>power<\/strong>, and her patient layering of the story results in a surprising <strong>emotional impact<\/strong> by the time the final page is turned. &#8211; <strong>THE LIST<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Ghost Moth<\/i>, Mich\u00e8le Forbes&#8217;\u00a0<strong>exquisitely written\u00a0<\/strong>debut, handles love, loss and silence with\u00a0<b>a delicate, nuanced touch<\/b>&#8230; From its\u00a0<b>striking<\/b>\u00a0opening sequence to its heartrending closing passage, Forbes&#8217; novel is\u00a0<b>beautifully expressed<\/b>, <strong>so\u00a0accomplished\u00a0that it&#8217;s hard to believe that it&#8217;s her first &#8211; Susan Osborne,<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alifeinbooks.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.alifeinbooks.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It isn&#8217;t often that a book makes me cry; makes me experience a deep anguish that the characters have spent their lives living with a painful regret that taints everything they do, blotting out the joy they should be experiencing in the present moment; leaves a tiny fragment of itself inside me to ponder over. Mich\u00e8le Forbes&#8217;s debut novel, Ghost Moth, is such a book&#8230; Ghost Moth is <strong>beautifully written<\/strong> with <strong>descriptive,\u00a0engaging prose <\/strong>rich with symbolism and metaphor that places the reader in the moment with exactness\u00a0and great skill &#8211; <strong>Julie Fisher<\/strong>, bookmunch.wordpress.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A subtle, <\/b><strong>passionate story<\/strong><b> of private grief set against public crisis<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; <strong>Forbes Magazine<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A very promising debut novel with\u00a0<strong>flashes of brilliance and a poetic heart<\/strong>&#8230;a deeply moving examination of the minutiae of everyday life &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lovelytreez.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.lovelytreez.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>intensely lyrical<\/strong>\u00a0<i>Ghost Moth<\/i>&#8230;is in part a meditation on differing forms of love&#8230;The &#8216;ghost moth&#8217; of the title flutters through the novel, alighting on various pages. As Katherine explains to her daughter, &#8216;Some people believed that ghost moths were the souls of the dead waiting to be caught.&#8217;<strong>\u00a0In this affecting portrait of lost love and a lost city, Forbes catches those souls beautifully\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>THE SPECTATOR<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The author\u00a0expertly\u00a0maps the routines of family life<\/strong> an domesticity in ways both romantic and familiar. The scenes in which Katerine enjoys the company of her four young children during the summer holidays are\u00a0<strong>delightful<\/strong>&#8230; It is to the author&#8217;s credit that this book, so carefully contextualized as it is, never feels like a glib denunciation of The Troubles &#8211; <strong>TLS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An evocative sense of time and place, flawed characters and some\u00a0<strong>hauntingly lyrical\u00a0prose<\/strong> &#8211; this book\u00a0<b>delivers at every level<\/b>&#8230; for a debut novel, it&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>outstanding\u00a0&#8211; NEWBOOKS MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Ghost Moth<\/i>\u00a0is very good. It&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>beautifully written<\/strong>&#8230; Forbes has a lightness of touch. <strong>Her dialogue is\u00a0superb.<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Thomas Quinn, THE BIG ISSUE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forbes&#8217; writing is exquisite.\u00a0<\/strong>Everything you read is suffused through with meaning. From the opening scene of Katherine staring the seal in the face to the very end with Elsa, there is a hidden depth to everything. It&#8217;s difficult to believe this is a debut novel &#8211; Forbes seems like she&#8217;s an old pro at the form. For those who want to see how a novel should be done, Ghost Moth is a worthy read. It&#8217;s as good inside as the cover makes it look. &#8211;<strong> Sarah Shaffi<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/girlreporter.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/girlreporter.blogspot.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A serious-minded novel (novella really) which treats a familiar and quintessential human predicament with poetry, sensitivity and no little skill, not least in including a magical and unexpected coda over which hovers the eponymous Ghost Moth &#8211; <strong>Andrew Green, CLASSICAL MUSIC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\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 \u00a0REVIEWS FOR GHOST MOTH Clever, unpredictable, beautifully written\u00a0and crafted &#8211;\u00a0Ghost Moth\u00a0stayed with me for a long time after I&#8217;d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":653,"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions\/653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micheleforbesauthor.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}