The Boy from the Sea 9781035044573 Paperback

A Waterstones Book of the MonthAs read on BBC Radio 4ASunday TimesBest Book of the YearAnObserverBest Debut of the YearA baby is found abandoned on a windswept Irish beach, and nothing in this small coastal town will ever be the same again.The Boy from the Seais Garrett Carr’s moving tale of a boy that brings together a community, but changes a family forever . . .Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment Louise Kennedy, author ofTrespassesA joy . . . Vivid, loving and genuinely funny The Sunday TimesI didnt want it to ever end Jennie Godfrey, author ofThe List of Suspicious ThingsIn 1973 on the west coast of Ireland, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Who is he? Where is he from?Ambrose, a local fisherman, is far more interested in who he willbecomeand with a curious community looking on takes the baby home and adopts him. But for Declan, Ambrose’s young son, this arrival is surely bad news. Rivalries can be decades in the making, and families are easy to break . . .Readers loveThe Boy from the Sea:Left me feeling warm and satisfied when I finished it and Ive thought about it daily since then *****Books are meant to change you, to shape you, and to heal you, andThe Boy from the Seadoes all those things *****You feel like youre right there in the village *****Stunning. I found myself waking up at 5am because I was desperate to read more *****Felt like I was stepping off life’s treadmill and immersing myself in another world *****