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Show Me Where It Hurts: The searingly beautiful debut novel about loss and learning how to live again
Claire Gleeson
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WINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2025
THE INSTANT IRISH BESTSELLER'Exceptional'
Florence Knapp, author of The Names
'A searingly beautiful novel'
Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
'Brilliantly written'
Claire Fuller, author of The Memory of Animals
'A completely immersive, beautiful read'
Abigail Dean, author of Girl A
How do you survive the unsurvivable?
Rachel lives with her husband Tom and their two children: it's the ordinary family life she always thought she'd have. All of that changes in an instant - when Tom runs the family car off the road, seeking to end his own life, and take his wife and children with him.
Suddenly Rachel is left poring over the wreckage to try and understand what happened - to find a way to go on living afterwards.
Read MorePraise for Show Me Where It Hurts: The searingly beautiful debut novel about loss and learning how to live again
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An unforgettable tale about love, loss and mental illness. 5 stars - The SunI was gripped by this emotionally intelligent, thought-provoking exploration of the worst thing possible and what led to it. There are no easy answers, however, and the deeper into it we get, the more complicated it becomes. Devastating and important. - Daily MailWow what a debut! This book is outstanding and has lingered in my head for a very long time. Rachel and Tom are married and have two children when the unthinkable happens. The story is a deep dive into how trauma and suffering affect us . . . an entrancing searing read and actually one of hope. - PrimaThis story of a woman's survival after the worst has happened, makes for a searingly beautiful novel. Stunningly crafted, with complex and shocking themes that are never shied away from, I found myself profoundly moved while frequently thinking about the characters when not reading it. This is a novel that lingers.Brilliantly written . . . A difficult subject, but Gleeson handles it so well: the trials of family life, living with someone with depression, and overwhelming griefI read this novel in a single day . . . I'm in awe of Claire Gleeson's writing and structuring and empathy. It's a book about the people, not the horror. A completely immersive, beautiful readThis thoughtful and imaginative debut glows with emotional insight and heft. It tackles a difficult and rarely-discussed subject in an engaging, clear-slighted and highly readable way.With gentle and lulling prose, Show Me Where It Hurts is exceptional in its exploration of the grief and recovery from something unthinkable. This is simply an exquisite novel.
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