On Canaan's Side: A Novel by Sebastian Barry (English) Paperback Book

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From the bestselling Costa Prize-winning author of The Secret Scripture a heartbreaking novel spanning a lifetime.

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'As they used to say in Ireland, the devil only comes into good things.'Narrated by Lilly Bere, On Canaan's Side opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The story then goes back to the moment she was forced to flee Dublin, at the end of the First World War, and follows her life through into the new world of America, a world filled with both hope and danger. At once epic and intimate, Lilly's narrative unfurls as she tries to make sense of the sorrows and troubles of her life and of the people whose lives she has touched.Spanning nearly seven decades, it is a novel of memory, war, family-ties and love, which once again displays Sebastian Barry's exquisite prose and gift for storytelling.

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Paperback edition of the latest novel from the Costa Prize winning author of The Secret Scripture. Spanning a whole life time, it's narrated by Lily Bere as she mourns the loss of her grandson and looks back at her early life in Dublin and her move to the new world of America. It was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 'A work of lyrical beauty, a big-hearted story of a woman at the end of her long and difficult life.' Amy Raphael, The Times

Author Biography

Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include The Steward of Christendom and The Pride of Parnell Street and his novels include The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie Dunne, A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture. A Long Long Way was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Dublin International Impac Prize, and was the Dublin: One City One Book for 2007. The Secret Scripture won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Irish Book Awards Best Novel, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.

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On Canaan's Side, from Sebastian Barry, the bestselling Costa Prize-winning author of The Secret Scripture, is a heartbreaking novel spanning a lifetime.

Prizes

Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: International Author of the Year 2011

Long Description

From the bestselling Costa Prize-winning author of The Secret Scripture a heartbreaking novel spanning a lifetime. 'As they used to say in Ireland, the devil only comes into good things.' Narrated by Lilly Bere, On Canaan's Side opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The story then goes back to the moment she was forced to flee Dublin, at the end of the First World War, and follows her life through into the new world of America, a world filled with both hope and danger. At once epic and intimate, Lilly's narrative unfurls as she tries to make sense of the sorrows and troubles of her life and of the people whose lives she has touched. Spanning nearly seven decades, it is a novel of memory, war, family-ties and love, which once again displays Sebastian Barry's exquisite prose and gift for storytelling.

Promotional "Headline"

On Canaan's Side , from Sebastian Barry, the bestselling Costa Prize-winning author of The Secret Scripture , is a heartbreaking novel spanning a lifetime.

Details ISBN057122654X Author Sebastian Barry ISBN-10 057122654X ISBN-13 9780571226542 Media Book Year 2012 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Birth 1955 Short Title ON CANAANS SIDE Language English Residence Dublin, IE Publisher Faber & Faber Imprint Faber & Faber Subtitle A Novel Replaces 9780571275182 Edition Main Pages 272 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-04-05 AU Release Date 2012-04-05 Edition Description Main Publication Date 2012-04-05 Audience General NZ Release Date 2012-04-30 We've got this

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