The Sunday Business Post Fiction Book of the Year Shortlisted for Popular Fiction Book of the Year - An Post Irish Book Awards A heart-warming and hilarious novel about life, love, and the weight of all we leave unsaid, Duffy & Son is a quietly moving masterpiece from one of Ireland-s most gifted comic writers.Eugene Duffy is turning 70; his son Jim is turning 40. For decades now, they-ve been running the family hardware shop and living in good-natured bachelor harmony. But time is marching on, and with thoughts of old age weighing heavily on his mind, Eugene is growing increasingly concerned about his son-s future. He resolves to help in the best way possible: by finding Jim a wife. And he-s not going to let anyone - let alone Jim himself - stand in his way. Reminiscent of Fredrik Backman-s bestselling novel A Man Called Ove, Duffy and Son contains a likeable but curmudgeonly main character, wry humour, tremendous heart, as well as a strong sense of community. It is a funny and hear
