The Heart's Invisible Furies

from Oregonreader

I loved this book. This is the second of his I've read, the other being the Absolutist, and while both share many of the same themes, this book is a broader, more sweeping story that carried me into another world and life. It begins in rural Ireland in 1945 with Cyril Avery's teenage mother being...

from Kristelh

The Heart's Invisible Furies is my July F2F book read. This was a very well written book; a story of one man's life from birth to months before his death but also the story of a country, and the story of social change. I liked this book for its bittersweet joy and wonderful humor. A story of life...

from lauralkeet

Cyril Avery was born in Dublin in 1945, to a young unwed mother whose family kicked her out when they learned of her pregnancy. Cyril was adopted by Charles and Maude Avery, an eccentric couple caught up in their own lives more than their son's. In his teenage years, Cyril realized his feelings f...

from pdebolt

John Boyne's books are a gift to everyone who values excellent literary fiction. Particularly noteworthy is his very compelling A History of Loneliness. Each of his novels is different in plot and character development, but they are all beautifully written. This one is dedicated to John Irving, a...

from Allison_Krajewski

"Why do they hate us so much anyway?" I asked after a lengthy pause. "If they're not queer themselves, then what does it matter to them if someone else is?" "I remember a friend of mine once telling me that we hate what we fear in ourselves," she said with a shrug. "Perhaps that has something to ...