Everything That Is Beautiful
09 April 2026Imprint: Manilla Press
Synopsis
'I absolutely loved it'
Marian Keyes
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF SNOWFLAKE - AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF TWO FAMILIES RIVEN BY ONE GREAT SECRET.
For Niamh Ryan, the Foleys are family. Her childhood flew by on their farm, playing with her best friend Peter and his sister Kate - all the while being doted on by their mother Helen and coached by their father Liam, a legendary former hurling player.
Now, following a distressing series of events, the family ties are strained. Niamh receives drunken phone calls and messages from Peter who can't understand what derailed their burgeoning relationship three years ago. Meanwhile, Helen Foley is trying her best to escape her life by checking into guesthouses under the names of women she went to school with. In her life in Belfast, Kate is attempting to hold down a job and a relationship while carrying the weight of the family's secrets, and feeling like she is the one to blame.
As a family wedding looms, and the women find themselves face to face, the knotty love that still binds Niamh, Helen and Kate might just bring them back together again.
Told through the perspectives of three very different women, Everything That Is Beautiful unfolds the story of one complicated family in startlingly honest prose. By turns funny and deeply moving, and with unmatched emotional intelligence, this is an unforgettable story of love and family, heartbreak and hope - and who we might become after we pick up the pieces.
Praise for Everything That Is Beautiful
'Vivid and compelling. A big-hearted, immersive novel' Roisin O'Donnell, award-winning author of NESTING
'I truly loved it. Bittersweet, wise, full of humour and heart' Grainne O'Hare, author of THIRST TRAP
'A book you'll read and love, then immediately buy for those you love' Colin Walsh, number 1 bestselling author of KALA
'Beautifully written, funny, emotionally complex and always quietly hopeful. I loved it' Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, award-winning author of ORDINARY SAINTS
'Fresh and engaging . . . Her characters are alive and real' Claire Gleeson, author of SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS
'I BLOODY LOVED IT. Complicated families, gorgeous fully-realised characters, heartbreak and laughter' Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
'The Foleys will inhabit your heart long after the last page' Charleen Hurtubise, author of SAOIRSE
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From the acclaimed author of SNOWFLAKE
*A number one international bestseller
*Winner of Newcomer of the Year at the AN Post Irish Book Awards
*A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime pick
*Chosen as the official read of the One Dublin One Book campaign
'Wonderful and mad' Roddy Doyle
'Sparks with tender charm and humour . . . Fresh, bleakly funny' Sunday Times
'Tender, laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving' Louise O'Neill
Marian Keyes
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF SNOWFLAKE - AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF TWO FAMILIES RIVEN BY ONE GREAT SECRET.
For Niamh Ryan, the Foleys are family. Her childhood flew by on their farm, playing with her best friend Peter and his sister Kate - all the while being doted on by their mother Helen and coached by their father Liam, a legendary former hurling player.
Now, following a distressing series of events, the family ties are strained. Niamh receives drunken phone calls and messages from Peter who can't understand what derailed their burgeoning relationship three years ago. Meanwhile, Helen Foley is trying her best to escape her life by checking into guesthouses under the names of women she went to school with. In her life in Belfast, Kate is attempting to hold down a job and a relationship while carrying the weight of the family's secrets, and feeling like she is the one to blame.
As a family wedding looms, and the women find themselves face to face, the knotty love that still binds Niamh, Helen and Kate might just bring them back together again.
Told through the perspectives of three very different women, Everything That Is Beautiful unfolds the story of one complicated family in startlingly honest prose. By turns funny and deeply moving, and with unmatched emotional intelligence, this is an unforgettable story of love and family, heartbreak and hope - and who we might become after we pick up the pieces.
Praise for Everything That Is Beautiful
'Vivid and compelling. A big-hearted, immersive novel' Roisin O'Donnell, award-winning author of NESTING
'I truly loved it. Bittersweet, wise, full of humour and heart' Grainne O'Hare, author of THIRST TRAP
'A book you'll read and love, then immediately buy for those you love' Colin Walsh, number 1 bestselling author of KALA
'Beautifully written, funny, emotionally complex and always quietly hopeful. I loved it' Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, award-winning author of ORDINARY SAINTS
'Fresh and engaging . . . Her characters are alive and real' Claire Gleeson, author of SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS
'I BLOODY LOVED IT. Complicated families, gorgeous fully-realised characters, heartbreak and laughter' Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
'The Foleys will inhabit your heart long after the last page' Charleen Hurtubise, author of SAOIRSE
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From the acclaimed author of SNOWFLAKE
*A number one international bestseller
*Winner of Newcomer of the Year at the AN Post Irish Book Awards
*A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime pick
*Chosen as the official read of the One Dublin One Book campaign
'Wonderful and mad' Roddy Doyle
'Sparks with tender charm and humour . . . Fresh, bleakly funny' Sunday Times
'Tender, laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving' Louise O'Neill
Details
09 April 2026
9781786581365Imprint: Manilla Press
Reviews
Masterful. Louise Nealon is a writer on form . . . Everything That is Beautiful masterfully explores self-deception, the preservation of a family's legacy, and the stories we tell ourselves to keep life comfortable.
I absolutely loved it . . . So realistic about the complexity of loving people who will break our hearts.
A big-hearted, immersive novel about the complex bonds of family and friendships. With her second novel, Nealon extends her narrative range and further establishes herself as one of the leading chroniclers of the contemporary Irish female experience. The world she creates is so vivid and compelling: readers will live in these farmhouse kitchens, in the fields and on the camogie pitches, with characters who begin to feel like friends.
I truly loved it. Nealon has such a talent for conveying the intimate and devastating multitudes of family life. Bittersweet, wise, full of humour and heart.
