Two young brothers in Lvov, separated by war. Henryk - imprisoned by the Nazis with his mother in the family home - flees ahead of the advancing Soviets and eventually settles in Ireland. Stanislav takes refuge with an aunt in Cracow, where he lives out the decades of his life.
A story of two decisions with devastating consequences unfolds through the eyes of Molly, recently widowed, who has lost her unborn child after a fall. What starts as an understandable diversion becomes an obsession
His books of Irish music are famous worldwide, yet the amazing life story of Francis O’Neill (1848-1936) is not as well known. At sixteen he became a sailor, leaving Cork to travel the world. By twenty, he had circumnavigated the globe having many adventures, including surviving shipwreck on a remote tropical island. He settled in Chicago with his new wife Anna. They joined many immigrants looking for work just as the city was visited by catastrophe: The Great Fire of 1871.
Offering irreverent and daring meditations on love and transformation, this masterful collection of short stories provides moments that are deeply moving as well as fiercely entertaining.
WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Books Are My Bag Reader's Choice Award Shortlisted, An Post Novel of the Year
A gripping and compelling story of a family's world turned upside down when old secrets comes to light, from the No. 1 bestselling author of IF YOU WERE ME and SUDDENLY SINGLE.