On Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry
Opens as Lilly Bere mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The story then goes back to the moment she was forced to flee Dublin, at the end of the First World War, and follows her life through into the new world of America, a world filled with both hope and danger.
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include The Steward of Christendom and The Pride of Parnell Street and his novels include The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie Dunne, A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture. A Long Long Way was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Dublin International Impac Prize, and was the Dublin: One City One Book for 2007. The Secret Scripture won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Irish Book Awards Best Novel, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571226535 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571226531 |
| Title | On Canaan's Side |
| Author | Sebastian Barry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2011-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: International Author of the Year 2011 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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