THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN

With a new foreword by Kevin Barry McGahern s timeless Sinéad Gleeson novel of rural Irish life is perfect for admirers of Claire Keegan I m grateful for every sentence McGahern left in this world Donal Ryan When the bells rang out for Mass the strokes trembling on the water they had the entire world to themselves Joe Ruttledge has returned to his native Ireland with his wife Kate Leaving behind their life in London the couple begin their new existence on a tranquil lakeside farm Over a year they become embedded in the rural community entwined in the dramas of neighbours friends and relatives and immersed in the rhythm of the seasons work play religion and soon their little world becomes an Everywhere a universe in miniature cast in light and dark Extraordinary Colin Walsh The preeminent Irish writer of his generation Anne Enright McGahern s exquisite sentences capture every nuance of elegy regret yearning and hope Andrew Michael Hurley