An evening of long goodbyes - Paul Murray

An extremely assured and wonderfully funny first novel with a rollicking plot - and at its heart an extremely touching and believable relationship between a twenty-something brother and sister.

AN EVENING OF LONG GOODBYES tells the story of Charles and his sister Bel.
They live in a crumbling old house outside Dublin where Charles is indolently escaping from real life while Bel strives to live life to the full.
Both are romantics; both are trying to find their way in the world without losing themselves, each other and the things they hold dear.
And all kinds of things happen along the way: there are fistfights, greyhound races, explosions, many cases of mistaken identity, unwise love affairs and more . . .