Grace
£9.99
From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Prophet Song
by Lynch, Paul | Fiction & related items
Published 07/06/2018 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 368 pages
Description
WINNER OF THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION, THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING 2018 & FRANCE’S PRIX LITT?RATURE MONDE (2019)Winter is closing in and Ireland is in the grip of famine. Early one October morning, Grace’s mother snatches her from sleep, brutally cuts her hair and tells her:
‘You are the strong one now.’ Her mother fits her up in men’s clothes and casts her out, as she is no longer safe at home. With her younger brother Colly in tow, she sets off on a remarkable journey against the looming shadow of her country’s darkest hour.