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The Island Child, Hardback Book

The Island Child Hardback

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LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD'Exquisite' Daily Telegraph'A haunting tale' Irish TimesTwenty years ago, Oona left the island of Inis for the very first time.

A wind-blasted rock of fishing boats and turf fires, where girls stayed in their homes until they became mothers themselves, the island was a gift for some, a prison for others.

Oona was barely more than a girl, but promised herself she would leave the tall tales behind and never return. The Island Child tells two stories: of the girl who grew up watching births and betrayals, storms and secrets, and of the adult Oona, desperate to find a second chance, only to discover she can never completely escape.

As the strands of Oona's life come together, in blood and marriage and motherhood, she must accept the price we pay when we love what is never truly ours . . . Rich, haunting and rooted in Irish folklore, The Island Child is a spellbinding debut novel about identity and motherhood, freedom and fate, and the healing power of stories.

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