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Don't Look Back in Ongar

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Don't Look Back in Ongar
AuthorPaul Howard
IllustratorAlan Clarke
Cover artistAlan Clarke
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRoss O'Carroll-Kelly
GenreComic novel, satire
Set inDublin, 2019-20
Published22 August 2024, Penguin
Publication placeRepublic of Ireland
Media typePrint: paperback
Pages320
ISBN9781844886296
823.92
Preceded byCamino Royale 

Don't Look Back in Ongar is a 2024 comic novel by Irish playwright and author Paul Howard and is the twenty-fourth and last novel in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1][2]

The title refers to the song "Don't Look Back in Anger" (and possibly the nostalgic Virgin Media TV series) and the Dublin suburb of Ongar.[3]

Release

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The novel was released on 22 August 2024.[4][5]

Plot

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Ross is turning forty, and his wife Sorcha still wants a divorce, and his father is causing trouble in Áras an Uachtaráin, while his son Ronan is working for villainous lawyer Hennessy. His mother Fionnuala, who has Alzheimer's, is placed in a luxury nursing home in Ongar.[6]

Reviews

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The Irish Times described the finale as "unexpectedly touching."[7]

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