This Is How It Ends

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It's impossible to look away from this love story. Addie may be struggling when we meet her . . . but she's cool and funny and she carries this novel with the charisma of a classic heroine. It will leave you a weeping mess just as Em and Dex's story did. It will also leave you feeling utterly bereft to no longer be in its company * Observer * When you have long forgotten many other fictional lovers, there is something about Addie and Bruno, their past and their world, that will not go away * Maeve Binchy, The Irish Times * It has 'future classic' written all over it * Glamour * This is How it Ends is an unforgettable story of love and hope - a moving tale which touches the heart * Cecelia Ahern * An exceptional novel . . . It is truly a story for our time. This is How it Ends signals the belated arrival of a new Irish commercial writer with an extraordinary gift and a voice that is entirely her own * Irish Independent * Kathleen MacMahon's prose could not appear more effortless or beautiful . . . The twist in this tale is utterly unexpected and satisfyingly unpredictable . . . A bittersweet, engaging novel that will no doubt become a book-club darling * Sunday Independent * A tender love story. A book about love, family, children and that glorious sense of being alive * Irish Examiner * The beginning of bank protests, alongside the American election and how crucial it seemed, send a tremor through the narrative * Sunday Times * The characters are believable and the writing is elegant. This is a book with film rights written all over it * Irish Mail on Sunday * From the atmospheric description of the wet and windy Dublin beach to the gentle drawing out of the thaw of Addie's thoughts and feelings, MacMahon proves herself to have a sensitive and heartfelt understanding of human emotions and an ability to transcribe it with fine delicacy and beautiful simple writing. This is an outstanding debut novel which will linger long in your mind * Red Magazine * Good writing and realistic characters will see this warm-hearted novel riding the bestsellers lists * Choice * Summer 2012's One Day, this is a love story with an ominous feel that haunts from page one * Easy Living * Everybody in Addie's life, up to and including the dog, is given a full back-story, as her relationships with her dad and her married sister's family are explored with a winning mixture of thoughtfulness and warmth. And all that's before the crunchingly big finish which packs an undeniable punch * Daily Mail * If you enjoyed One Day, you'll love this. Utterly charming and packed with humour, this novel is carried by its characters' charisma. Completely engrossing right up until the unbearably moving conclusion * Sunday Mirror * This book is as powerful in the early, glorious unfurling of an unexpected, unlooked for love as it is in the build to the gut-wrenching finale * Star Magazine * Wonderfully written, MacMahon creates characters that will linger long in your mind. Keep the tissues nearby, you will need them * Daily Express *