Antarctica

'A beautiful, tender work of great clarity.' — SEBASTIAN BARRY

'Simply put, Claire Keegan is one of the greatest fiction writers in the world.' — GEORGE SAUNDERS

'Among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English.' — OBSERVER

A secret one-night tryst in the city. A sister's revenge. A love-struck doctor. A missing girl. In Antarctica, an astonishing sequence of stories, one of our most gifted writers illuminates human longing and fallibility in all its variety.

Readers love Antarctica:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is the best short story collection I have ever read. Trust me she is a real find!'

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A skilled writer who immerses us seamlessly in the lives of her characters.'

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I have now read every word Claire Keegan has written. That's how much I love her writing.'

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'With her keen eye and lucid prose, Keegan beguiles, jolts and haunts us beyond the pages.'

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The writing is both tender, poetic and authentic ... the stories stay with you long after you have finished reading.'