The Coast Road - A Novel

"The last great book I read . . . an early proof of debut novelist Alan Murrin''s The Coast Road , about women in ''90s Ireland negotiating the complexities of marriage in a country where divorce is illegal. It will no doubt be a bestseller."--actor Gillian Anderson A poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it. Set in 1994 , The Coast Road tells the story of two women--Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children. The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage. The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one, and freedom for the other. Addictive as Big Little Lies with a depth and compassion that rivals the works of Claire Keegan, Elizabeth Strout, and Colm Toibín, The Coast Road is a story about the limits placed on women''s lives in Ireland only a generation ago, and the consequences women have suffered trying to gain independence. Award-winning Irish author Alan Murrin reminds us of the price we are forced to pay to find freedom.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Murrin
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9780063336568
• ISBN: 978-0-06-333656-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, LITERATURE: GENERAL FICTION, LITERATURE: HISTORICAL, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Feminist, FICTION: Psychological, FICTION: Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II, FICTION: World Literature / Ireland / General, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / Historical