The Boy from the Sea

<p><b>'Compulsive reading. Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment' Louise Kennedy, author of <i>Trespasses</i></b><br> <br> 1973. In a close-knit community on Ireland's west coast, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Named Brendan Bonnar by Ambrose, the fisherman who adopts him, Brendan will become a source of fascination and hope for a town caught in the storm of a rapidly changing world.<br> <br> Ambrose, a man more comfortable at sea than on land, brings Brendan into his home out of love. But it's a decision that will fracture his family and force him to try to understand himself and those he cares for.<br> <br> Bookended by the arrival and departure of a single mesmerizing boy, Garrett Carr's <i>The Boy From the Sea</i> is an exploration of the ties that make us and bind us, as a family and community move irresistibly towards the future.</p>