Published 2020, Hodder and Staughton Genre: Fiction Themes: Ireland, acceptance of homosexuality, family, bereavement My rating (out of 5): ❤❤❤ Home Stretch is Graham Norton's third novel and his style of writing very much reflects his conversational style, so it makes for an entertaining read. It's not the sort of book that would find its way onto the long list for any of the major book awards, but it still has wide appeal and became a best seller here in the UK. The story begins in a small town in Ireland and describes a fatal car crash that takes the lives of three young people, including a couple who were to be married the following day. The crash has a massive impact on the three survivors and the consequences of that afternoon impact their lives for decades to come. Over the first few pages it feels as though the reader is being introduced to the entire town of Mullinmore, and by chapter two I had to flick back to the start a few times to remind myself who was r...