Picador Collection Solace

The astonishing debut from a brilliant and original voice in Irish fiction. Winner of the Geoffrey Faber Memorial PrizeWinner of the Sunday Independent Best Newcomer AwardBord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the YearSolace by Belinda McKeon is a dazzling story of love, family and divided loyalties.Mark Casey did not expect to fall in love. But from the minute he saw Joanne Lynch across the garden of a Dublin pub, it seemed that nothing else was possible.But Mark is also drawn back – guiltily – to his family and the land they have farmed for generations, and when he discovers the truth behind a family feud, it threatens to destroy this passionate love affair.‘A novel of quiet power, filled with moments of carefully told truth’ - Colm Tóibín, author of Long Island‘Elegant, consuming and richly inspired. Superb’ - Colum McCann, author of ApeirogonPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.