The Inheritance
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- Synopsis
- A compelling modern Irish novel of religion, culture and family life in rural communities, interwoven with the true history of The Long March ofO' Sullivan Beara in 1601.It' s 1986 and 29-year-old Marlo O' Sullivan of London-Irish stock has just found out that his sister is his mother. To steady his life, he movesto Glengarriff, to a cottage he has inherited, in the stunning Beara Peninsula.When a neighbour dies unexpectedly, Marlo takes over his minibus service to Cork. There is nothing regular about the regulars on the bus -especially Sully, a non-verbal 6 year old, who goes nowhere but does thejourney back and forth every day, on his own. Marlo is landedwith this a strange but compassionate arrangement, fashioned to give the child' s mother respite from his care. Sully' s obsession with an imaginary friend in the ancient oak forests of Glengarriff slowly unveils its terrible secrets – a 400-hundred-year-old tragedy revels itself.
- Copyright:
- 2024
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781913109400
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781913109325
- Publisher:
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
- Date of Addition:
- 12/19/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Cauvery Madhavan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.