THE #3 IRISH BESTSELLERA SINAD & RICK MUST READS PICKAn unforgettable tale of love, abandonment, hunger and redemption, from a rising star of Irish fictionOCallaghan is one of our finest writers . . . and this is his best work yet JOHN BANVILLEAt just sixteen, Nancy leaves the small island of Cape Clear for the mainland, the only member of her family to survive the effects of the Great Famine. Finding work in a grand house on the edge of Cork City, she is irrepressibly drawn to the charismatic gardener Michael Egan, sparking a love affair and a devastating chain of events that continues to unfold over three generations. Spanning more than a century, Life Sentences is the unforgettable journey of a family hungry for redemption, and determined against all odds to be free.This sweeping story of one familys fight for survival goes on making the heart lurch long after the final page, and confirms Billy OCallaghan as one of the finest living Irish writers.A lovely, piercing book SEBASTIAN BARRYStops you in your tracks so you can savour its utter beauty ANNE GRIFFINMomentous and epic storytelling BERNARD MACLAVERTYSo good and true it feels almost magical SADIE JONESEminently readable . . . My book of the year so far RYAN TUBRIDY

Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: FA; Weight: 314 g; Dimensions: 307 x 129 x 20

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