Few and Far Between

A piece of land that should not exist, a community established on unstable ground with dreams of utopia. For readers who love literary fiction with a dark imaginative twist, the haunting new novel from the winner of the European Prize for Literature.'One of the most imaginative and talented Irish writers at work today' Roisín O'Donnell, author of Nesting'No writer captures the absurdity and beauty of life quite like [Jan Carson]' Sara Baume, author of Seven Steeples'Warm, sharp and gloriously funny' Sarah Moss, author of Ripeness'Her best book yet' Heather Parry, author of Carrion Crow___In 1958, a politician proposes a plan so absurd it should have remained a footnote in history: drain the largest lake in Ireland to create new land. In Jan Carson's dazzling vision, the plan goes ahead... It's summer 2017 and the last few residents of the Lough Neagh Archipelago, formed over fifty years ago, are facing eviction. The flood planned to combat a devastating algae outbreak around the...

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