Donal Ryan Heart, Be at Peace Paperback Book

WINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO NOVEL OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEARDonal Ryans writing has earned him a place among the greatest names in Irish literature and this lyrical novel speaks to the very heart of modern Irish society. Maria Dickenson, Chair of the IBA judgesBeautiful...a book full of love and hope, more needed in these days than ever Kit de WaalI am blown away by the ambition and scope of this exquisite piece of writing...sublime in both its sentiment and beauty Rachel JoyceSome things can send a heart spinning others will crack it in two...In a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dramas of the past seemingly lulled, and although the town bears the marks of its history, new stories are unfolding. But a fresh menace is creeping around the lakeshore and the lanes of the town, and the peace of the community is about to be shattered in an unimaginable way. Young people are being drawn towards the promise of fast money whilst the generation above them tries to push back the tide of an enemy no one can touch...Told in twentyone voices, Heart, be at Peace is a heartfelt, lyrical novel that can be read independently, or as a companion to Donal Ryans multiawardwinning novel, The Spinning Heart, voted The Irish Book of the Decade. PRAISE FOR DONAL RYANOne of... | Donal Ryan Heart, Be at Peace Paperback Book