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First published 2006

Carry Me Down

by M. J. Hyland

Women's Prize 2007 · Longlist Booker 2006 · Shortlist

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John Egan has a gift. He can tell when people are lying. Hoping that his talent will bring him fame, he has written to the Guinness Book of Records. But while he waits for a letter in return, his obsession with uncovering the truth begins to threaten his already fragile family.

Prize history

Women's Prize for Fiction 2007 Longlist
Booker Prize 2006 Shortlist

ISBN 9780786146543 · 9781925355338 · 9781921145094

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Women's Prize for Fiction 2007 longlist

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