Duffy and Son

Duffy & Son is a heart-warming and hilarious novel about life, love, and the weight of all we leave unsaid, shortlisted for the Popular Fiction Book of the Year – An Post Irish Book Awards. It follows Eugene Duffy, who is turning 70, and his son Jim, who is turning 40, as they run the family hardware shop and live in good-natured bachelor harmony. Eugene is concerned about his son's future and resolves to help him by finding him a wife, despite Jim's resistance. The novel celebrates the messiness of ordinary lives and would make a perfect reading group choice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 16 March 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

A heart-warming and hilarious novel about life, love, and the weight of all we leave unsaid, Duffy & Son is a quietly moving masterpiece from one of Ireland's most gifted comic writers. Eugene Duffy is turning 70; his son Jim is turning 40. For decades now, they've been running the family hardware shop and living in good-natured bachelor harmony. But time is marching on, and with thoughts of old age weighing heavily on his mind, Eugene is growing increasingly concerned about his son's future. He resolves to help in the best way possible: by finding Jim a wife. And he's not going to let anyone – let alone Jim himself – stand in his way.

Reminiscent of Fredrik Backman's bestselling novel A Man Called Ove, Duffy and Son contains a likeable but curmudgeonly main character, wry humor, tremendous heart, as well as a strong sense of community. It is a funny and heartwarming novel that celebrates the messiness of ordinary lives and would make a perfect reading group choice.

Weight: 212g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008473105