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LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD

'Thrillingly original' Naoise Dolan
'Exquisite' Daily Telegraph

Twenty years ago, Oona left the island of Inis for the very first time. A wind-blasted rock of fishing boats and turf fires, where girls stayed in their homes until they became mothers themselves, the island was a gift for some, a prison for others.

The Island Child tells two stories: of the girl who grew up watching births and betrayals, storms and secrets, and of the adult Oona, desperate to find a second chance, only to discover she can never completely escape. As the strands of Oona's life come together, in blood and marriage and motherhood, she must accept the price we pay when we love what is never truly ours . . .

The Island Child

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LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD'Thrillingly original' Naoise Dolan'Exquisite' Daily TelegraphTwenty years ago, Oona left the island... Read more

    Publisher: Canongate Books
    Publication Date: 04/03/2021
    ISBN13: 9781786898340, 978-1786898340
    ISBN10: 1786898349

    Number of Pages: 320

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD

    'Thrillingly original' Naoise Dolan
    'Exquisite' Daily Telegraph

    Twenty years ago, Oona left the island of Inis for the very first time. A wind-blasted rock of fishing boats and turf fires, where girls stayed in their homes until they became mothers themselves, the island was a gift for some, a prison for others.

    The Island Child tells two stories: of the girl who grew up watching births and betrayals, storms and secrets, and of the adult Oona, desperate to find a second chance, only to discover she can never completely escape. As the strands of Oona's life come together, in blood and marriage and motherhood, she must accept the price we pay when we love what is never truly ours . . .

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