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Author: Lynch, Paul
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Published on 7 June 2018 by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 368 pages
129 x 196 x 21 | 324g
WINNER OF THEKERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION, THEWILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING 2018 & FRANCE'S PRIX LITTRATURE MONDE (2019)Winter is closing in and Ireland is in the grip of famine. Early one October morning, Grace's mother snatches her from sleep, brutally cuts her hair and tells her:You are the strong one now.Her mother fits her up in men's clothes and casts her out, as she is no longer safe at home. With her younger brother Colly in tow, she sets off on a remarkable journey against the looming shadow of her country's darkest hour.
