This is a truly affecting tale. Sebastian Barry (who was born in
Dublin in 1955 and who now lives in Wicklow) is a writer of genuine
skill, weaving a magical tale that exerts a considerable grip.
Dispelled from her home by a brother-in-law about to remarry, Annie
Dunne has found her own peculiar haven at her cousin's farm in
Wicklow. In the rigours of farm work and the ebbs and flows of a
rural community, Annie carves a tough but seemingly impregnable
existence. When her nephew brings his children to stay for the
summer, she is given a rare opportunity for love, pleasure and
adventure. Almost inevitably though, her new-found joy is
threatened by outside and sometimes intangible forces - awakening
sexuality, creeping modernity, animosity, family shame and, not
least, Annie herself. This is a poetically written, finely wrought
novel which subtly transforms the reality of the narrative into
something rich and strange. Barry is particularly skilled at
finding interest in those details of everyday life which so easily
pass us by, and his characterization is at its keenest with the
multi-faceted Annie herself. The author's knowledge of Wicklow
shines through as he creates an environment which always rings
absolutely true. (Kirkus UK)
OLD GOD'S TIME (MARCH 2023), SEBASTIAN BARRY'S STUNNING NEW NOVEL,
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW Annie Dunne and her cousin Sarah live
and work on a small farm in a remote and beautiful part of Wicklow
in late 1950s Ireland. All about them the old green roads are being
tarred, cars are being purchased, a way of life is about to
disappear. Like two old rooks, they hold to their hill in Kelsha,
cherishing everything. When Annie's nephew and his wife are set to
go to London to find work, their two small children, a little boy
and his older sister, are brought down to spend the summer with
their great-aunt. It is a strange chance for happiness for Annie.
But against that happiness moves the figure of Billy Kerr, with his
ambiguous attentions to Sarah, threatening to drive Annie from her
last niche of safety in the world. The world of childish innocence
also proves darkened and puzzling to her, and she struggles to find
clear ground, clear light - to preserve her sense of love and place
against these subtle forces of disquiet. A summer of adventure,
pain, delight and ultimately epiphany unfolds for both the children
and their elderly caretakers in this poignant and exquisitely told
story of innocence, loss and reconciliation.
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