Don't Look Back in Ongar
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| Author | Paul Howard |
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| Illustrator | Alan Clarke |
| Cover artist | Alan Clarke |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Genre | Comic novel, satire |
| Set in | Dublin, 2019-20 |
| Published | 22 August 2024, Penguin |
| Publication place | Republic of Ireland |
| Media type | Print: paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781844886296 |
| 823.92 | |
| Preceded by | Camino Royale |
Don't Look Back in Ongar is a 2024 comic novel by Irish playwright and author Paul Howard and is the twenty-fourth and last novel in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1][2]
The title refers to the song "Don't Look Back in Anger" (and possibly the nostalgic Virgin Media TV series) and the Dublin suburb of Ongar.[3]
Release
[edit]The novel was released on 22 August 2024.[4][5]
Plot
[edit]Ross is turning forty, and his wife Sorcha still wants a divorce, and his father is causing trouble in Áras an Uachtaráin, while his son Ronan is working for villainous lawyer Hennessy. His mother Fionnuala, who has Alzheimer's, is placed in a luxury nursing home in Ongar.[6]
Reviews
[edit]The Irish Times described the finale as "unexpectedly touching."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Carroll-Kelly, Ross (29 August 2024). Don't Look Back in Ongar – via www.penguin.co.uk.
- ^ "Ross O'Carroll-Kelly D4 satire book series to end after 24 years with final book release". Irish Independent. 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Don't Look Back in Ongar ebook by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". Rakuten Kobo.
- ^ "Alan Hanna's Bookshop, Dublin. Ross O'Carroll-Kelly Untitled 24".
- ^ "Ross O'Carroll-Kelly Bids Farewell In Final Novel". 31 May 2024.
- ^ "We thank Ross O'Carroll-Kelly for the laughs as he bows out with a midlife swansong". Irish Independent. 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Don't Look Back in Ongar: Ross O'Carroll-Kelly says an emotional, unexpectedly touching farewell". The Irish Times.