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Tenderwire (Paperback)

by Claire Kilroy (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (5 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571229751
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571229758
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 261,365 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'This highly strung escapade is kept aloft by Kilroy's pitch-perfect prose.' Independent"

John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

'A beautifully written story of a young musician ... Kilroy is
easily one of the best young writers around.'
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A compelling book from a talented new author, 27 April 2007
By Eleanor Fitzsimons (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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What a relief to read a book by a young female Irish author that cannot be classified under the dreaded CHICK-LIT heading! No shopping, chardonnay or missives from beyond the grave. Instead Claire Kilroy, who has been justifiably compared with Patricia Highsmith, has written a compelling and edgy book with a quirky antihero in the form of violinist Eva Tyne. Eva is quite ruthless and thoroughly disreputable in her pursuit of perfection. She is as highly strung as her violin, can be vain and foolish and exhibits a persistent inability to behave appropriately. Her decisions are freewheeling and driven by instinct and emotion and her life is caught up in constant confusion and paranoia. Yet this is behaviour that is perhaps forgivable in a violin virtuoso and undoubted genius, and her flashes of vulnerability are endearing. This is a compelling and extremely accessible story that twists and turns until the last page. Lyrically written and backed up by evidence of thorough research there is nothing lazy or hackneyed about Kilroy's style and I look forward to reading more from this talented author.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written page turner, 6 May 2007
By Mia "Mia" (London) - See all my reviews
If you like a well written literary thriller that keeps you turning the pages but also fulfills your need for some excellent writing, this is the perfect book. A young Dublin violinist performing in New York, whilst drowning her sorrows, is presented with a violin (a stolen Stradavarius?) by a very shady character, and she is determind to raise the funds to get her hands on it. Her beautiful cat Ming, so wonderfully brought to life (Ming is clearly based on a real-life friend of the author!) suffers Eva's highs and lows as Eva's search for the money further complicates her present relationships and dredges up memories of her disappeared father...
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3.0 out of 5 stars Truly original writing, but..., 2 Feb 2009
By R. Chipperfield (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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Tenderwire is a puzzle. I read it with delight, revelling in Kilroy's original,sharp, touching voice. I was in New York and Howth with Eva, and I could see it all. I'll read it again just for the pleasure of the writing. I simply loved it!

But, what's it for? The story is chaotic, with really no literary justification for the jumble of the bits and pieces that make it up. I can't imagine what the writer was hoping to do. However,I do think Ming is perfect, a clever foil for Eva's self-obsession, and a great character, described with such tenderness.

What's Eva's asthma got to do with anything, apart from announcing to the reader that 'Eva's stressed'? The writer doesn't need that device.

There are two main themes running through the story, the wonderful violin (could any immature half-drunk young person get into quite such a pickle as Eva did?), and the mysterious disappearance of her father, which is revealed very gradually. Evidence of Eva's grief and longing for him and her prickly relationship with her mother, appears from time to time, maybe to explain her disordered psyche?

What was the Maestro for? Kilroy's portrait of him is quite perfect, and I was shocked, with Eva, at the news of his manner of death. Beautiful writing - he seems to be very significant, and I fail to see it.

And her miscarriage...and the violin-maker with his weird gifted apprentice...

This book reads like a bunch of superb short stories or embryonic novels which were thrown into the pot, and stirred around, extra bits added to enrich the mix, other passages taken out, and when it was the right length it was Tenderwire. Is the incoherent mixture of plots in the book a metaphor for Eva's impetuous muddled mind?

Claire Kilroy has a stunning gift.
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