Incredibly moving, witty and warm, The Boy from the Sea is a story of a family and a town, and the difference the arrival of one child can make. For fans of Kate Atkinson, Elizabeth Strout, Claire Keegan and Jon McGregor.
1973. A baby is found on the beach of a close-knit town on Ireland's west coast. The baby fascinates the community, and the boy he grows to be will fascinate them too—no one can quite get to the bottom of Brendan Bonnar, the name given to the baby by Ambrose, the fisherman who adopts him.
Ambrose Bonnar is a man of great bulk and great heart, and he brings Brendan into his home. It's a decision born of love, but one that will fracture his family and force Ambrose—more comfortable at sea than on land—to try to understand himself and those he loves.
Told in the communal voice of a small fishing town, The Boy From the Sea is bookended by the arrival and departure of this mesmerizing boy, charting the rises and falls of the Bonnar family and the town's fortunes over the years. The world is turning, and this corner of Donegal is shifting begrudgingly along with it.
1973. A baby is found on the beach of a close-knit town on Ireland's west coast. The baby fascinates the community, and the boy he grows to be will fascinate them too—no one can quite get to the bottom of Brendan Bonnar, the name given to the baby by Ambrose, the fisherman who adopts him.
Ambrose Bonnar is a man of great bulk and great heart, and he brings Brendan into his home. It's a decision born of love, but one that will fracture his family and force Ambrose—more comfortable at sea than on land—to try to understand himself and those he loves.
Told in the communal voice of a small fishing town, The Boy From the Sea is bookended by the arrival and departure of this mesmerizing boy, charting the rises and falls of the Bonnar family and the town's fortunes over the years. The world is turning, and this corner of Donegal is shifting begrudgingly along with it.