THE HOARDER – JESS KIDD (CANONGATE)

The Hoarder

THE LONDON-based Irish author Jess Kidd published her well-received first novel, Himself, in 2016. Her follow-up is narrated by Mayo-born Maud Drennan, who has the unenviable job of looking after octogenarian Cathal Flood, described in his case notes as a “retired artist, mechanical engineer and dealer in curiosities”. Since his wife’s death, he has led… Read more »