Solace
Belinda McKeon
2012 Winner
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
2011 Nominee
Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Year
2012 Nominee
James Tait Black Prize for Fiction
Synopsis
‘A wonderful novel. I was deeply moved. Outstanding.’ John Boyne
Mark Casey did not expect to fall in love. But from the minute he saw Joanne Lynch across the garden of a Dublin pub, it seemed that nothing else was possible.
But Mark is also drawn back – guiltily – to his family and the land they have farmed for generations, and when he discovers the truth behind a family feud, it threatens to destroy this passionate love affair.
‘A novel of quiet power, filled with moments of carefully-told truth’ Colm Tóibín
‘Elegant, consuming and richly inspired. Superb.’ Colum McCann
‘Powerful and beautifully paced . . . I was totally gripped.’ Catherine O’Flynn
Winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize 2012