The deeply moving story of the O’Connor family, its troubled past in the West of Ireland, and a love story of second chances from the Booker-longlisted author of How to Build a Boat

‘A haunting powerful page turner that will have you in its thrall’ GABRIEL BYRNE
‘One of Ireland’s shining literary stars…an energetic and vivid voice’ THE TIMES
‘Full of humanity, a story for our times’ MARY COSTELLO
‘I loved this book’ LOUISE KENNEDY
‘Superb’ IRISH TIMES

Claire O’Connor’s life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom Morton and moved back home to the rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. She spends her days getting lost online, going to work and minding her own business. But Claire is thrown back into a love she thought she’d left behind when Tom unexpectedly moves nearby, stirring up haunting memories trapped within the walls of the old family house. As the secrets of the past are revealed, Claire must confront whether she can escape her history to make a future for herself.