Bøker av Alan Murrin

The last great book I read . . . an early proof of debut novelist Alan Murrins The Coast Road, about women in 90s Ireland negotiating the complexities of marriage in a country where divorce is illegal. It will no doubt be a bestseller.actor Gillian AndersonA poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.Set in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two womenIzzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children.The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage. The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one, and freedom for the other.Addictive as Big Little Lieswith a depth and compassion that rivals the works of Claire Keegan, Elizabeth Strout, and Colm Tibn, The Coast Road is a story about the limits placed on womens lives in Ireland only a generation ago, and the consequences women have suffered trying to gain independence. Award-winning Irish author Alan Murrinreminds us of the price we are forced to pay to find freedom.

'A perfect book club read ... Assured and powerful' SUNDAY TIMES'A compelling, compassionate page-turner' OBSERVER'I loved this novel ... An addictive read' GILLIAN ANDERSON'Moves between rage, forgiveness and hope ... A stonkingly good novel' SARAH WINMAN'A beautiful, accomplished debut' LOUISE KENNEDY'Impressive' TLS'An absolute triumph ... I loved everything about it' GILL HORNBYIt's 1994 in County Donegal, Ireland, and everyone is talking about Colette Crowley - the writer, the bohemian, the woman who left her husband and sons to pursue a relationship with a married man in Dublin. But now Colette is back, and nobody knows why.Returning to the community to try and reclaim her old life, Colette quickly learns that they are unwilling to give it back to her. The man to whom she is still married is denying her access to her children, and while the legalisation of divorce might be just around the corner, Colette finds herself caught between her old life and the freedom for which she risked everything. Desperate to see her children, she enlists the help of Izzy, a housewife and mother of two, and the women forge a friendship that will send them on a spiralling journey - one toward a path of self-discovery, and the other toward tragedy.Brilliantly observed from a sharp new literary talent, The Coast Road is a novel about a closed community and the consequences of daring to move against the tide.