Star of the Sea
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:3rd Oct '19
Should be back in stock very soon
Joseph O'Connor's monumental bestseller reissued in a new series look to coincide with the publication of his new novel, Shadowplay
* As heard on BBC Radio 4 *
Rediscover Joseph O'Connor's monumental #1 international bestseller.
In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York.
In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York.
On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees. Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist and a maker of revolutionary ballads, all braving the Atlantic in search of a new home. Each is connected more deeply than they can possibly know.
But a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution.
**A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK SINCE 2000**
'A triumph...A spectacular breakthrough' Sunday Times
'Ireland's most brilliant storyteller' Independent on Sunday
JOSEPH O'CONNOR'S STUNNING NEW NOVEL, MY FATHER'S HOUSE, IS AVAILABLE NOW
A page-turner of a masterpiece. Don't miss it * Daily Mail *
Stunningly accomplished * Guardian *
A triumph...A spectacular breakthrough...it raises the bar for contemporary Irish fiction * Sunday Times *
A terrific story... A stealthily gripping narrative * Daily Telegraph *
This is Joseph O'Connor's best book. It is shocking, hilarious, beautifully written, and very, very clever -- Roddy Doyle
His most substantial and impressive novel to date. Sad and funny, Star of the Sea tacks and veers in surprising directions, but follows a subtly plotted course to its final satisfying landfall * Irish Times *
A masterful storyteller... A thrilling tale...O'Connor writes with nothing less than incandescent passion... Unfailingly gripping * The Times *
A modern masterpiece... The language is absolutely gorgeous -- Bob Geldof
There is so much that is memorable in the Star of the Sea... Grounded upon well researched, vivid, unprejudiced empathy * Sunday Telegraph *
Sensitive, thoughtful and rich with the spoils of its author's plunder of the past * Irish Independent *
This is a tremendous book: affecting, intelligent, ironic, humane and utterly convincing. It is also extremely funny * Spectator *
A brilliant read -- Dermot O'Leary * Waitrose Weekend *
ISBN: 9781529112634
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 28mm
Weight: 312g
448 pages