In 1980s Boston, Ro McCarthy was in her twenties, Irish, undocumented, queer and falling in love for the first time. Then, one by one, her new, fun, beautiful friends began to die...
Set in a turbulent British empire, these historical stories brim with energy and emotion, taking readers to the remote reaches of early twentieth century Burma to an Ireland in flux. These interconnected stories are filled with humour, insight, and unexpected moments of revelation.
A sharp, poignant and beautifully told story of losing yourself, finding yourself and the lengths we will go to for those we love from the New York Times bestselling author of Promising Young Women and Scenes of a Graphic Nature.
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