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Book SynopsisColm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of several novels, including
Brooklyn, the 2009 Costa Novel of the Year,
The Master, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize and winner of the LA Times Book Prize and the IMPAC Book Award, and
The Blackwater Lightship, which was shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize and the 2001 IMPAC Award. His non-fiction includes
Bad Blood, Homage to Barcelona, The Sign of the Cross and
Love in a Dark Time. His work has been translated into seventeen languages. He lives in Dublin.
Trade ReviewThis is the most astonishing piece of writing, lyrical in its emotion and spare in its construction . . . Tóibín has crafted an unmissable read. * Sunday Herald *
This is the most astonishing piece of writing, lyrical in its emotion and spare in its construction . . . Tóibín has crafted an unmissable read. * Sunday Herald *
It is in his emotional choreography that Tóibín shows himself to be an exceptional writer. Helen is estranged from both her mother and grandmother . . . Tóibín helps them make peace – and he does it beautifully. * Sunday Telegraph *
He writes in spare, powerful prose and he is truly perceptive about family relationships which, at times, makes reading his stories incredibly painful. But this is a beautiful novel. * Belfast News *
We shall be reading and living with
The Blackwater Lightship in twenty years. * Independent on Sunday *
