All We Shall Know

Poetic, powerful and heart-rending * The Times *
A joy to read, for all that it breaks your heart * Independent *
One of the finest writers working in Ireland today ... worthy of Greek drama * Guardian *
An exquisite account of womanhood, friendship, prejudice and tradition that is both intimate in scale and awesome in achievement * Irish Independent *
Work of genius ... I was entranced by it. Buckled by it. -- Sebastian Barry
A stunning piece of work, utterly truthful and emotionally powerful -- Joseph O’Connor
So beautifully written and so full of compassion and humanity that I wanted to set fire to my laptop and never write again. -- Liz Nugent * Irish Independent Books of the Year *
Donal Ryan's new book is an enthrallingly impassioned and compassionate read, ferocious but humane. All We Shall Know acknowledges the acts of vicious self-destruction the human heart is capable of, but does not accept the irreparability of such acts. To his raw, wounded and grieving characters Donal Ryan says: If you are still breathing, you can be redeemed. -- Colin Barrett
I read it with enormous pleasure. He is a remarkably imaginative and beautiful user of the language. This book is very moving and true. I love the truth in his work. -- Jennifer Johnston
All We Shall Know is really very good. All that we've come to expect from Donal: great humanity and an uncanny sense of place but this time – and at last! – we have a man writing from a woman's point of view in a totally convincing and non-patronising way. -- Christine Dwyer Hickey