From the awardwinning author of The Raptures and The Fire Starters, a magically surreal novel about history, identity and redemptionA stunningly original novel... one of the most imaginative and talented Irish writers at work today Roisn ODonnell, author of NestingNo writer captures the absurdity and beauty of life quite like [Jan Carson] does Sara Baume, author of Seven SteeplesWarm, sharp and gloriously funny Sarah Moss, author of RipenessHer best book yet Heather Parry, author of Carrion CrowIts summer 2017 and the last few residents of the Lough Neagh Archipelago are facing imminent eviction. The flood planned to combat a devastating algae outbreak will submerge their homes, forcing them back to the Mainland for the first time in fifty years. RobertJohn and Marion Connolly came to the islands as children in the 1970s, following their mercurial father, an anthropologist studying the unique society that had developed there. For many, the Neagh Archipelago represented a utopia, a chance to be free of the prejudices and history of Troubles era Northern Ireland. But perhaps this utopia wasnt all that it seemed. Marion and RobertJohn have grown accustomed to their haunted existence on the Ark, monitoring the mysterious Far Side, where ghostly figures linger and the land swallows secrets whole. How will they cope with a new life on the Mainland? Is it possible to leave the past behind? And will the Ark ever let them go... No one writes like Jan Carson. Surreal times call for...

Binding: Hardback;368 pages; Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 588 g; Dimensions: 224 x 146 x 34

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