Thanks to Wales Arts Review for a nice review of Flirting at the Funeral in the latest issue. Even if you didn’t quite get Matty! Link: http://www.walesartsreview.org/flirting-at-the-funeral-by-chris-keil/
Alan Bilton’s review of Flirting
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“M. Dreyer drawled his fork across the plate with a disheartened gesture, stirring the frozen peas into little heaps. Beti finished her food with hurried, efficient movements. She pushed her plate to one side and picked at her teeth. Tom’s newspaper was folded on the table between them. There was a picture on the front page of an …
New Flirting review
5.0 out of 5 stars Just incredibly brilliant, 8 Nov 2013 By Bob Ventos “Bob Ventos” (UK) – See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What is this?) This review is from: Flirting at the Funeral (Paperback) I bought this because I liked the title – but it was a great and surprising find. In fact, it’s the best novel I’ve read in several years. …
Jon Day on Flirting
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Big thanks to everyone involved in Hay Festival 2013, and to all the lovely people who came to see me. What a nice occasion!
More Flirting reviews
Great review for Flirting at the Funeral on the Whichbook site: “A powerful, raging novel…” http://www.openingthebook.com/whichbook/book.aspx?id=10981 … … … … …
Marni Jackson’s review of “Flirting at the Funeral.”
Writer, award winning journalist and film co-writer, Toronto based Marni Jackson gives her thoughts on Chris Keil’s latest novel Flirting at the Funeral. “Matty, the character I found so charming in the early bits, evolves into a wonderful monster, whose artistry is undermined by ambition, narcissism and and living in the past. Howard became one of my favourite characters, his …
Review in NWR
“Portugal, romance, film, terrorism, materialism & European capitalism. Highly topical, in the week the European Council got the Nobel Peace Prize! Chris Keil’s Flirting at the Funeral is reviewed by Katherine Stansfield in NWR spring edition.” Gwen Davies, Editor New Welsh Review
Flirting reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars I want to read the sequel!, 12 Oct 2012 By Bananas – See all my reviews This review is from: Flirting at the Funeral (Paperback) This is a gripping, poignant and immersive read. Maybe it will resonate particularly with those who lived the time. The sequel would allow Matty to come through with integrity after doing away with Arno and …
Amazon reviews for Flirting at the Funeral
Flirting at the Funeral by Chris Keil Edition: Paperback Price: £9.99 5.0 out of 5 stars Its fun to flirt, 15 Oct 2012 This review is from: Flirting at the Funeral (Paperback) I read the second of Chris Keil’s books, Liminal and found the story much more engrossing when the action switched from Wales to Greece. It is the same with his third book, Flirting …