Solace

Overview: Mark Casey has left home, the rural Irish community where his family has farmed the same land for generations, to study for a doctorate in Dublin, a vibrant, contemporary city full of possibility. To his father, Tom, who needs help baling the hay and ploughing the fields, Mark's pursuit isn't work at all, and indeed Mark finds himself whiling away his time with pubs and parties. His is a life without focus or responsibility, until he meets Joanne Lynch, a trainee solicitor whom he finds irresistible. Joanne too has a past to escape from and for a brief time she and Mark share the chaos and rapture of a new love affair, until the lightning strike of tragedy changes everything. ‘a Wonderful Novel. I Was Deeply Moved. Outstanding.’ John Boyne Mark Casey Did Not Expect To Fall In Love. But From The Minute He Saw Joanne Lynch Across The Garden Of A Dublin Pub, It Seemed That Nothing Else Was Possible. But Mark Is Also Drawn Back – Guiltily – To His Family And The Land They Have Farmed For Generations, And When He Discovers The Truth Behind A Family Feud, It Threatens To Destroy This Passionate Love Affair. ‘a Novel Of Quiet Power, Filled With Moments Of Carefully-told Truth’ Colm Tóibín ‘elegant, Consuming And Richly Inspired. Superb.’ Colum Mccann ‘powerful And Beautifully Paced . . . I Was Totally Gripped.’ Catherine O’flynn An astonishing debut from a brilliant and original new voice in Irish fiction.