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Travelling in a Strange Land : Winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 🔍
David Park Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Bloomsbury UK (Trade), London, 2018
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'One of Ireland's great novelists'Roddy Doyle'Wrings the heart'Bernard MacLaverty'A mighty book'Frank McGuinness'Extraordinary, raw and moving a chronicle of pain and powerlessness as could be written'Lisa McInerneyAN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARThe world is shrouded in snow. With transport ground to a halt, Tom must venture out into a transformed and treacherous landscape to collect his son, sick and stranded in student lodgings. But on this solitary drive from Belfast to Sunderland, Tom will be drawn into another journey, one without map or guide, and is forced to chart pathways of family history haunted by memory and clouded in regret. Travelling in a Strange Land is a work of exquisite loss and transformative grace. It is a novel about fathers and sons, grief, memory, family and love; about the gulfs that lie between us and those we love, and the wrong turns that we take on our way to find them.
Alternative author
Park, David, 1953- author
Alternative publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Alternative publisher
London: Bloomsbury
Alternative publisher
Wisden
Alternative edition
United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom
Alternative edition
Place of publication not identified, 2019
Alternative edition
Jan 01, 2018
Alternative description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 20180Set in a frozen winter landscape, the new novel from the prize-winning, acclaimed author David Park is a psychologically astute, expertly crafted portrait of a father's inner life and a family in crisis0An Irish Times Book of 20180I am entering the frozen land, although to which country it belongs I cannot say. 0The world is shrouded in snow. Transport has ground to a halt. Tom must venture out into a transformed and treacherous landscape to collect his son, sick and stranded in student lodgings.0But on this solitary drive from Belfast to Sunderland, Tom will be drawn into another journey, one without map or guide, and is forced to chart pathways of family history haunted by memory and clouded in regret. 0Written in spare, crystalline prose by one of the most important voices in contemporary Irish writing, Travelling in a Strange Land is a work of exquisite loss and transformative grace. It is a novel about fathers and sons, grief, memory, family and love; about the gulfs that lie between us and those we love, and the wrong turns that we take on our way to find them
Alternative description
'one Of Ireland's Great Novelists' Roddy Doyle 'wrings The Heart' Bernard Maclaverty 'a Mighty Book' Frank Mcguinness 'extraordinary, Raw And Moving A Chronicle Of Pain And Powerlessness As Could Be Written' Lisa Mcinerneythe World Is Shrouded In Snow. With Transport Ground To A Halt, Tom Must Venture Out Into A Transformed And Treacherous Landscape To Collect His Son, Sick And Stranded In Student Lodgings. But On This Solitary Drive From Belfast To Sunderland, Tom Will Be Drawn Into Another Journey, One Without Map Or Guide, And Is Forced To Chart Pathways Of Family History Haunted By Memory And Clouded In Regret. Travelling In A Strange Land Is A Work Of Exquisite Loss And Transformative Grace. It Is A Novel About Fathers And Sons, Grief, Memory, Family And Love; About The Gulfs That Lie Between Us And Those We Love, And The Wrong Turns That We Take On Our Way To Find Them.
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2024-07-01
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