Lit in Translation

M. J. Hyland

Born 1968 · Australia, United Kingdom

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Booker 2006 · Shortlist

    Carry Me Down

    Carry Me Down

    M. J. Hyland · 38 when first published

    Novel · Coming of age, Family

    AI-generated summary:In Ireland in 1971 a boy of twelve, sure that he can tell when grown-ups lie, hopes to make the Guinness Book of Records one day, while his close but troubled family begins to come apart.