All We Shall Know

From the twice Man Booker longlisted author of From a Low and Quiet Sea

Poetic, powerful and heart-rendingTHE TIMES

An exquisite account of womanhood, friendship, prejudice and tradition that is both intimate in scale and awesome in achievementIRISH INDEPENDENT

Melody Shee is alone and in trouble. Her husband doesnt take her news too well. She cant tell her father yet because hes a good man and this could break him. Shes trying to stay in the moment, but the future is looming - larger by the day - while the past wont let her go. What she did to Breedie Flynn all those years ago still haunts her.

Its a good thing that she meets Mary Crothery when she does. Mary is a young Traveller woman, and she knows more about Melody than she lets on. She might just save Melodys life.

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A joy to read, for all that it breaks your heartINDEPENDENT

One of the finest writers working in Ireland today ... worthy of Greek DramaGUARDIAN

A stunning piece of work, utterly truthful and emotionally powerful JOSEPH OCONNOR

Work of genius ... I was entranced by it. Buckled by itSEBASTIAN BARRY