'Exceptional' The Times
'Luminous . . . Unexpected' Guardian
Shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, the Dalkey
Literary Awards and the Kerry Group Awards
Luke O'Brien has left Dublin to live a quiet life on the bend of the
River Sullane. Alone in his big house, he longs for a return to his
family's heyday and turns to books for solace. One morning a young woman
arrives at his door, presenting Luke and his family with an almost
impossible dilemma.