From a Low and Quiet Sea

<p><b>Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018</b><br><b>Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2018</b><br><br>'An <b>engrossing unpredictable beautifully crafted novel</b>' RODDY DOYLE<br><br><br>Farouk's country has been torn apart by war.<br><br>Lampy's heart has been laid waste by Chloe.<br><br>John's past torments him as he nears his end.<br><br>The refugee. The dreamer. The penitent. From war-torn Syria to small-town Ireland three men scarred by all they have loved and lost are searching for some version of home. Each is drawn towards a powerful reckoning one that will bring them together in the most unexpected of ways.<br><br>_________<br><br>'A thing of such beauty and compassion a reminder of what the very finest sentences can do to shatter and then reassemble our hearts'<b> KAMILA SHAMSIE</b><br><br>'I struggle to think of a writer who has been so prolific and consistent in quality as Ryan ... Brutally honest moving and often hilarious' <b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br><br>'Donal Ryan has not only bounded over a wall into new territory but built himself a castle there . . . This is a superb novel.' <b>JOHN BOYNE</b><br><br>'Beautiful and affecting' <b>DAVID NICHOLLS</b><br><br>'Donal Ryan writes characters so well that as a reader you think 'I've met that man' or 'I know that woman.' But as a writer you simply wonder 'how does he do it?' <i>From a Low and Quiet Sea</i> is brutal and beautiful carefully crafted portraits deep and real tied together fashioned by a true artist. I absolutely loved it.' <b>KIT DE WAAL</b></p>