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Grace
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Prophet Song
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Grace
An epic story of a young girl on a life-changing odyssey across nineteenth-century Ireland on the eve of the Great Famine
An epic coming-of-age novel and a poetic evocation of the Irish famine as it has never been told before
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Early one October morning, Grace’s mother snatches her from sleep and brutally cuts off her hair, declaring, ‘You are the strong one now.’ With winter close at hand and Ireland already suffering, Grace is no longer safe at home.
And so her mother outfits Grace in men’s clothing and casts her out. When her younger brother Colly follows after her, the two set off on a life-changing odyssey in the looming shadow of the Great Famine. To survive, Grace will become a boy, a bandit, a penitent, and finally, a woman.
A meditation on love, life, and destiny, This Time of Light is an epic coming-of-age novel, and a poetic evocation of the Irish famine as it has never been written.
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Set during the Irish Great Famine, Grace by Paul Lynch is praised for its hauntingly poetic prose and vivid depiction of hardship through the eyes of a young girl. The novel's lyrical beauty has earned acclaim for its ability to balance the stark horror with a profound and unusual coming-of-age story. Reviewers have highlighted Lynch's masterful storytelling, comparing his bold, mesmeric style to literary greats, noting the cumulative impact of its searing imagery and imaginative power.
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ISBN: 9781786073464
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 June 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Edition: MMP
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Paul Lynch is the author of the novels Red Sky in Morning and The Black Snow. He won France's Prix Libr'à Nous for Best Foreign Novel, and was a finalist for the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book Prize). He lives in Dublin with his wife and daughter. www.paullynchwriter.com
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