And it’s clear from the start that he does. It’s a tough, thankless job and Maud suspects that it has been given to her because, like Flood, she is Irish and therefore more likely to be able to persuade him that he needs help. Shifting her focus in this second novel from the rural to the urban, Kidd takes us from west Ireland to west London, where careworker Maud Drennan has been tasked with looking after “bedraggled giant” Cathal Flood, the hoarder of the book’s title. I rish author Jess Kidd’s debut Himself was one of the standout titles of 2016, rightly praised for its unique voice and tenor.
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