All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan

All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan

A breathtaking and redemptive novel from the award-winning and Man Booker nominated author Donal Ryan

Melody Shee is alone and in trouble. At 33 years-old, she finds herself pregnant with the child of a 17 year-old Traveller boy, Martin Toppy, and not by her husband Pat. Melody was teaching Martin to read, but now he's gone, and Pat leaves too, full of rage. She's trying to stay in the moment, but the future is looming, while the past won't let her go. It's a good thing that she meets Mary Crothery when she does. Mary is a bold young Traveller woman, and she knows more about Melody than she lets on. She might just save Melody's life.

Following the nine months of her pregnancy, All We Shall Know unfolds with emotional immediacy in Melody's fierce, funny, and unforgettable voice, as she contends with her choices, past and present.

Donal Ryan, a native of Nenagh in County Tipperary, was awarded the European Union Award for Writing in 2015. His debut novel, The Spinning Heart, was a critical and commercial success. It was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize. It won the Guardian First Book Award and the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year; it was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and it was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize. The Thing About December, his second novel, was a Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and Novel of the Year finalist at the Irish Book Awards. Donal lives near Limerick City with his wife Anne Marie and their two children.

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ISBN 13	9780143131045
ISBN 10	0143131044
Title	All We Shall Know
Author	Donal Ryan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2017-07-04
Number of pages	192
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