[An] impressively confident debut ... Maurice Hannigan emerges as an engaging, compassionate creation * Guardian *
Anne Griffin's debut novel is a must read. Beautifully observed, masterful story telling - stunning! -- Graham Norton
Griffin is a magical storyteller whose prose is effortless and clear. She conjures an intimate, poignant and ultimately enthralling portrait of a man who has battled loneliness and other demons throughout his life. Maurice is superbly well-realised: a character who tries to make amends and, in so doing, cracked my heart. -- Fanny Blake * Daily Mail *
A book to savour, and pass on. An absolute joy * Sunday Mirror *
A hugely enjoyable, engrossing novel, a genuine page-turner. -- Donal Ryan
Maurice Hannigan is a wonderful invention, whose bitter-sweet meditations will stay long in the reader's mind. Anne Griffin has fashioned a rare jewel. -- John Banville
This is how you tell a story -- Cecelia Ahern
[Anne Griffin] builds a remarkably rich sense of place, while also tracing the wider changes affecting Ireland. ...Maurice is a lovingly rendered example of the current vogue for characters who have fallen through the cracks * Sunday Times *
Beautifully written, unhurried and thoughtful, and a character you love from the off. -- Kit de Waal
As candid a portrait of human frailty as you're likely to find. Griffin is uncannily accurate in her depiction of that peculiarly Irish emotional paralysis we're all familiar with. * Sunday Independent *
Pitch-perfect prose ... Moving and beautifully written, this is a wonderfully assured debut. * Mail on Sunday *
A proper tear-jerker, but one that will ultimately leave you feeling hopeful * Grazia *
A warm and wise treasure of a book with a character whose voice draws you in from the start * The I *
A rich and moving story, a poetic voice and unforgettable character in Maurice * Elle *
It's all beautifully done; a tale told in the plain but poetic prose of a man who recognises the tragic truths gleaned from a life of love and loss. A gem of a book * Sunday Express *
This could be one of the big book hits of 2019 * Red Magazine *
An atmospheric debut ... The most impressive aspects of this first novel are its rich, flowing prose, it's convincing voice and it's imaginative and clever structure ... Griffin is a welcome arrival to the literary scene * Irish Times *
Griffin's strength is in voice and in the rhythm of her prose ... She is excellent at interrogating the complexity of Maurice's barriers * Irish Independent *
A rich, fluid debut novel * The I Newspaper *
A heartfelt and impressive debut novel * Sunday Business Post *
Poetic and touching without being sentimental, When All Is Said by Anne Griffin is something special. * Good Housekeeping *
An emotional yet uplifting novel - we defy you not to fall in love with Maurice Hannigan and his heart-warming story. * Woman's Weekly *
Will stay with you long after you close the cover * Irish Mail on Sunday *
Beautifully written, this is a feast of Irish storytelling * Choice *
A powerful page-turner ... wonderfully poetic, atmospheric and moving. -- Dierdre O'Brien * Best *
When All Is Said captures the texture of a night catching up with an old friend - the pleasures and comforts, the stories and surprises - one that you never want to end, and all the more bittersweet because you know, of course, that it must. -- Kathleen Rooney
Maurice Hannigan is one of those rare and unforgettable characters whose lives we enter, inhabit for a time all too brief, and emerge from deeply changed. Anne Griffin is a writer with a bright, bright future. -- Janet Peery
A warm and nourishing story from a writer of much promise. * RTE Guide *
Griffin's debut is a beautiful and poignant page-turner. * Image Magazine *
A fine literary debut from a writer I'm sure we'll hear more from * Mature Times *
Superb ... incredibly moving without ever straying into sentiment * People *
[Maurice's] story will make you laugh and cry - When All Is Said is a wonderful debut novel from Anne Griffin. She says she "wanted to write a damn good story". She has succeeded beyond her dreams. * My Weekly *
When All Is Said tells the tale of an imperfect man who you will not be able to forget. * Irish Country Magazine *
A beautifully written, perfectly paced, heartfelt novel * Saga *
Tissues at the ready for what is a confident yet carefully written debut . . . I adored it. Utterly recommended. * Woman's Way *
Achingly poignant and wryly funny, Irish author Anne Griffin's luminous debut is a celebration of stolen joy and lost opportunities * Waterstones Weekly *
A heart-warming, heart-breaking and poignant debut of rare power. * NetGalley Books of 2019 *
Griffin's stunning debut, brimming with irresistible Irish-isms, is an elegy to love, loss and the complexity of life. * People Magazine *
An accomplished debut. A sensitive layered description of grief and regret . . . excellent * Minneapolis Star Tribune *
Beautifully realized * LitHub *
A portrait of a life in which revenge, love, loss, and misunderstanding all play their part . . . This is a wonderful piece of story-telling that is intimate, compassionate and extraordinarily assured. -- Summer Holiday Reads * Daily Mail *
Anne Griffin's first novel has taken Ireland by storm . . . Immediate, often funny, sometimes dark and, on occasion, devastatingly sad. -- Audio book review * The Times *
Nearly 40 years of publishing has made me a cynical reviewer of books, but, oh my god, it's impossible to be churlish about discovering such a fabulous and unforgettable character. A one-hit wonder this is not * NB Magazine *
A gentle tale of an irascible Irish farmer, who spends the last day of his life toasting the five people who have meant the most to him- sure to move even the stoniest of hearts * Independent *
There is something special here . . . The next big name to emerge from the Irish writing scene. -- John Boyne
[An] impressively confident debut ... Maurice Hannigan emerges as an engaging, compassionate creation * Guardian *
A hugely enjoyable, engrossing novel, a genuine page-turner. -- Donal Ryan
Maurice Hannigan is a wonderful invention, whose bitter-sweet meditations will stay long in the reader's mind. Anne Griffin has fashioned a rare jewel. -- John Banville
Anne Griffin's debut novel is a must read. Beautifully observed, masterful story telling - stunning! -- Graham Norton
This is how you tell a story -- Cecelia Ahern
Beautifully written, unhurried and thoughtful, and a character you love from the off. -- Kit de Waal
Griffin is a magical storyteller whose prose is effortless and clear. She conjures an intimate, poignant and ultimately enthralling portrait of a man who has battled loneliness and other demons throughout his life. Maurice is superbly well-realised: a character who tries to make amends and, in so doing, cracked my heart. -- Fanny Blake * Daily Mail *
This could be one of the big book hits of 2019 * Red magazine *
Poetic and touching without being sentimental, When All Is Said by Anne Griffin is something special. * Good Housekeeping *
A powerful page-turner ... wonderfully poetic, atmospheric and moving. -- Dierdre O'Brien * Best *
An ingenious narrative * Stylist *
When All Is Said tells the tale of an imperfect man who you will not be able to forget. * Irish Country Magazine *
A warm and nourishing story from a writer of much promise. * RTE Guide *
Griffin's debut is a beautiful and poignant page-turner. * Image Magazine *
A heart-warming, heart-breaking and poignant debut of rare power. * NetGalley Books of 2019 *
In the twilight of his long and eventful life, Irishman Maurice Hannigan still possesses the deep and mellow voice that his grandmother once told him 'could melt icebergs-a voice that debut author Anne Griffin renders with wit, verve, and endearing irascibility. When All Is Said captures the texture of a night catching up with an old friend--the pleasures and comforts, the stories and surprises-one that you never want to end, and all the more bittersweet because you know, of course, that it must. -- Kathleen Rooney, author of LILIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK
Maurice Hannigan is one of those rare and unforgettable characters whose lives we enter, inhabit for a time all too brief, and emerge from deeply changed. Anne Griffin is a writer with a bright, bright future. -- Janet Peery, National Book Award finalist
A fine literary debut from a writer I'm sure we'll hear more from * Mature Times *
An emotional yet uplifting novel - we defy you not to fall in love with Maurice Hannigan and his heart-warming story. * Woman's Weekly *
A warm and wise treasure of a book with a character whose voice draws you in from the start * The I *
[Anne Griffin] builds a remarkably rich sense of place, while also tracing the wider changes affecting Ireland. ...Maurice is a lovingly rendered example of the current vogue for characters who have fallen through the cracks * Sunday Times *
A book to savour, and pass on. An absolute joy * Sunday Mirror *
Superb ... incredibly moving without ever straying into sentiment * People *
Griffin's strength is in voice and in the rhythm of her prose ... She is excellent at interrogating the complexity of Maurice's barriers * Irish Independent *
Engrossing * VIP Magazine *
A proper tear-jerker, but one that will ultimately leave you feeling hopeful * Grazia *
Between pints of Guinness and tumblers of whiskey (three guesses where it's set), this novel morphs into something . . . gripping and urgent, something you'll want to get to the end of, fast. * New Zealand Listener *
You'll pity Maurice. You'll rejoice with him. A few times, you may wish to smack his leg . . . It's a triumph of tone. Anne Griffin gets her voices pitch-perfect. They're quintessentially Irish, lilting and mischievous, full of cadence and images, inventive syntax and inventive truths . . . It's potentially sentimental, but saved by sly, subversive humour and a sense of human imperfections. It works splendidly. The Irish don't win only at rugby. * Herald (New Zealand) *
