The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr

The Boy from the Sea is Garrett Carr’s brilliantly moving tale of an abandoned baby who rocks a small Irish town, bringing together a community – and igniting lifelong rivalries. Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment – Louise Kennedy, author of TrespassesA joy . .

Vivid, loving and genuinely funny The Sunday TimesI didnt want it to ever end Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsIn 1973 on the west coast of Ireland, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Who is he? Where is he from?Ambrose, a local fisherman, is far more interested in who he will become and with a curious community looking on takes the baby home and adopts him.

But for Declan, Ambrose’s young son, this arrival is surely bad news. Rivalries can be decades in the making, and families are easy to break . .