The Healing

Winner of the Author's Club First Novel Award The Big Snow has sold over 20,000 copies in paperback to date.

A man is shot dead before the eyes of his young son as they work together in the fields - another victim of the violence in Northern Ireland. In the city, a confused and frightened old man grieves for his loss. When the young boy's mother moves them both from their country home to Belfast, the old man's life becomes entwined with that of the boy.A man is shot dead before the eyes of his young son as they work together in the fields near their home - another victim of the violence in Northern Ireland. In the city, a confused and frightened old man grieves for his own loss and for the shattered world around him. When the young boy's mother moves them both from their country home to Belfast, the old man's life becomes entwined with that of the boy. Fascinated by the silent child, the old man believes he has at last found the instrument of healing.