When All Is Said: A Novel

When All Is Said: A Novel

<p><b>"Griffin's stunning debut, brimming with irresistible Irish-isms, is an elegy to love, loss and the complexity of life." </b><b><i>–People Magazine</i></b></p><p><b><i>One of Goodreads' 43 Most Anticipated Reads of 2019</i></b></p><p><b>AN INDIE NEXT PICK</b></p><p><b><i>“Beautiful. Intimate. Tearful. Aching and lyrical. So simply and beautifully told.” –Louise Penny, #1 </i>New York Times<i> bestselling author</i></b></p><p><b>"I'm here to remember–all that I have been and all that I will never be again."</b></p><p><i>If you had to pick five people to sum up your life, who would they be? If you were to raise a glass to each of them, what would you say? And what would you learn about yourself, when all is said? </i></p><p>At the bar of a grand hotel in a small Irish town sits 84-year-old Maurice Hannigan. He’s alone, as usual ­- though tonight is anything but. Pull up a stool and charge your glass, because Maurice is finally ready to tell his story.</p><p>Over the course of this evening, he will raise five toasts to the five people who have meant the most to him. Through these stories - of unspoken joy and regret, a secret tragedy kept hidden, a fierce love that never found its voice - the life of one man will be powerful and poignantly laid bare.</p><p>Beautifully heart-warming and powerfully felt, the voice of Maurice Hannigan will stay with you long after all is said and done.</p>