Forgottenness

Fiercely witty and unexpectedly hopeful, The Alternatives is an unforgettable portrait of a family perched on our collective precipice, told by one of Ireland's most gifted storytellers.

The American journalist and bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble is back with a new novel about the wide-reaching consequences of a kidnapping. Carl is held for ransom but returned to his family, where he tries to bury the trauma. But then 40 years later his emotions resurface, and he wonders: "Where did that ransom money go, and if I found it, what would I do?".