Ambrose had all the language required to define precisely the meaning of a cloud, the character of a sea, an attitude of rain, but to describe his own emotional weather he was limited to ‘Been better,’ ‘Been worse,’ and ‘You know yourself.’
The Boy from the Sea
by Garrett Carr (2025)
From the publisher: 1973. In a close-knit community on Ireland’s
west coast, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Named Brendan by Ambrose Bonnar, the fisherman who adopts him, Brendan will become a source
of fascination and hope for a town caught in the storm of a rapidly
changing world.
The Boy From the Sea is an
exploration of the ties that make us and bind us, as a family and
community move irresistibly towards the future.
Resources:
- Author interview on YouTube
- A bookseller's Q&A with the author
- **this title was JUST added to our Libby subscription as an audiobook!
Extras:
- More background than you will likely ever need on Rockall (but really interesting)
Mentioned in our discussion: a new movie called TRAD. The film "follows gifted young fiddle player Shóna McAnally as she leaves her Donegal home to join a troupe of wandering musicians on a cross-country journey of adventure, summer romance, and musical exploration." See the TRAD trailer here on YouTube.
Keep reading:
similar: Claire Keegan, Niall Williams, Louise Kennedy's Trespasses
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