The story spans 50 years from 1957-2007
Centered around the arrival in Belfast in 1968 of Benny Brannigan, fresh up from the provinces, 'Buying Time' is the insidiously evocative account of the loves and lives of a group of people whose fates are closely intertwined with his, from Benny's own relationship with the love of his life, Deirdre, to the tragedy which awaits the golden couple Carol and Charlie, to the bitter-sweet story of the big-hearted Sammy and his devotion to the married Liz whom he met while out dancing one night and could never forget.
Among a pack of sympathetic and intriguing characters, the streets of Belfast play the greatest role of all as the sometimes joyous, sometimes teeming, sometimes troubled backdrop to the dreams and heartbreaks of ordinary, yet often quietly heroic, lives.
'Buying Time' has a rhythm, a wisdom and a telling accuracy which will haunt you for weeks, and maybe for years, to come.
'Buying Time' isn't women's fiction or men's fiction, it's about life, the friendships and the loves, paths that cross and sometimes merge, events that change us, people who sustain us, secrets that keep us; the ties that bind us.
Centered around the arrival in Belfast in 1968 of Benny Brannigan, fresh up from the provinces, 'Buying Time' is the insidiously evocative account of the loves and lives of a group of people whose fates are closely intertwined with his, from Benny's own relationship with the love of his life, Deirdre, to the tragedy which awaits the golden couple Carol and Charlie, to the bitter-sweet story of the big-hearted Sammy and his devotion to the married Liz whom he met while out dancing one night and could never forget.
Among a pack of sympathetic and intriguing characters, the streets of Belfast play the greatest role of all as the sometimes joyous, sometimes teeming, sometimes troubled backdrop to the dreams and heartbreaks of ordinary, yet often quietly heroic, lives.
'Buying Time' has a rhythm, a wisdom and a telling accuracy which will haunt you for weeks, and maybe for years, to come.
'Buying Time' isn't women's fiction or men's fiction, it's about life, the friendships and the loves, paths that cross and sometimes merge, events that change us, people who sustain us, secrets that keep us; the ties that bind us.
Quote from pre-release press statement:
'Buying Time' by Janice Donnelly, to be released next week, is a big book that seeks to deliver the everyday experience of living in Belfast from the tarmac up.
Quotes from readers:
"Janice seems to be a cross between Maeve Binchy and Colin Bateman, in that she describes, ordinary people and their lives, but with a harder edge." David McIlveen Wright
"Janice is a natural storyteller who captivates the reader from the first word." Valerie Murtagh Henry
'Buying Time' by Janice Donnelly, to be released next week, is a big book that seeks to deliver the everyday experience of living in Belfast from the tarmac up.
Quotes from readers:
"Janice seems to be a cross between Maeve Binchy and Colin Bateman, in that she describes, ordinary people and their lives, but with a harder edge." David McIlveen Wright
"Janice is a natural storyteller who captivates the reader from the first word." Valerie Murtagh Henry