The end

Five toasts, five people, and one unforgettable night! A long night that sums up a whole life woven of accumulated regret, true love, and the long secret suffering of Maurice Hannigan, who did not find his voice before this evening. An enjoyable novel, heartbreaking and warming at the same time, about a character who combines stinginess and meanness that crystallized due to suffering and turned into a destructive energy that led him to regret. The narrator takes us into the corridors of his memory, which contains many intertwined stories due to a mysterious incident that represents the focus of this story, and emotions that were not fully expressed due to his character, which is characterized by traditional Irish reserve. The best-selling novel in Ireland in 2019 by the novelist Anne Griffin, winner of the Promising Author Award at the Irish Book Awards in the same year, and longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award for 2021. In addition to being shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Award and the Royal Society of Literature Award

Everyone wants to know what happened that night, and because Starr is the only eyewitness in this case, what she says - or doesn't say - could turn her community upside down and put her life in danger. It tells the story of an ordinary girl in exceptional circumstances, addressing racism, police brutality, double standards, distorting facts and other important topics. The novel has won numerous awards and has been at the top of bestseller lists for a long time.