A breathtaking and redemptive novel from the award-winning and Booker
Prize nominated author Donal Ryan
Melody Shee is alone and in trouble. At 33 years-old, she finds herself
pregnant with the child of a 17 year-old Traveller boy, Martin Toppy,
and not by her husband Pat. Melody was teaching Martin to read, but now
he's gone, and Pat leaves too, full of rage. She's trying to stay in the
moment, but the future is looming, while the past won't let her go. It's
a good thing that she meets Mary Crothery when she does. Mary is a bold
young Traveller woman, and she knows more about Melody than she lets on.
She might just save Melody's life.
Following the nine months of her pregnancy, All We Shall Know unfolds
with emotional immediacy in Melody's fierce, funny, and unforgettable
voice, as she contends with her choices, past and present.