Welcome to the online home of author Vanessa Ronan. Her debut novel The Last Days of Summer was published by Penguin on May 5, 2016.

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‘Opens Vanessa Ronan’s literary career the way dynamite opens a safe … beautiful and invigoratingly shocking’ Joseph O’Connor, Irish Times

‘Vivid storytelling. … makes your fingers tremble when you turn the pages. The terror and the pity of it will stay with you for a long time.’ Sunday Times

‘Shades of In Cold Blood and Truman Capote, shades of Harper Lee … it’s very tense and there’s constant mystery hovering over every turn of the page.’ Ryan Tubridy, RTÉ Radio One

‘Phenomenally atmospheric … beautifully written and very very gripping’ Marian Keyes

‘A powerful, formidable debut. Vanessa is a natural storyteller and what a gripping, dark, compelling story this is.’ Donal Ryan

‘… Written with poetry and vision. With a blistering ending that leaves you racing to its conclusion … an exciting new talent.’ Stylist

‘Beautifully crafted and dark family drama – 4 STARS’ Heat

‘An impressive debut.’ The Sunday Business Post

‘A tense, atmospheric, intriguing read’ Liz Nugent

Shortlisted for the BGE Irish Book Awards 2016

Shortlisted for The Shine Awards 2016

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