ARGONAUT BOOKS

A haunting, atmospheric novel about desire, duty and broken promises among an island community caught in the wave of history as Europe falls into war. Reviews Evocative and haunting . . . written with a care and restraint that is rare in a debut novel. It teems with visceral imageryGuardian - Jude CookO'Connor's beautifully evocative debut explores the liminal spaces between aspiration and disappointment, adolescence and adulthood, land and sea . . . a highly impressive coming-of-age taleThe ObserverAn excellent debut . . . Brief but complete, the book is an example of preci...Read More