OLD GOD'S TIME (MARCH 2023), SEBASTIAN BARRY'S STUNNING NEW NOVEL, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW
'As they used to say in Ireland, the devil only comes into good things.'
Narrated by Lilly Bere, On Canaan's Side opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill.
Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include
The Steward of Christendom and
The Pride of Parnell Street and his novels include
The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty,
Annie Dunne,
A Long Long Way and
The Secret Scripture.
A Long Long Way was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Dublin International Impac Prize, and was the
Dublin: One City One Book for 2007.
The Secret Scripture won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Irish Book Awards Best Novel, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.