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Soldier Sailor

Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2024

Claire Kilroy

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Scheduled maintenance will take place on May 8 and 9th, 2024. It won't be possible for orders to be placed or processed on those days.

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Coup de coeur (Literature), by Niamh
"So you find a grumpy angel in your garden shed and you dont know what to do with him, but what if your life could be changed for the better? 10 year old Michael is not happy that his family have just moved into a crumbly old house and on top of that his baby sister is ill. But finding Skellig leads to a captivating tale of dreamy adventures and gritty realism. Almond blurs the lines between fantasy and reality to encourage readers of all ages to rethink life as we know it."

AS HEARD ON FRONT ROW, A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN AND FT 'SUMMER READ'

‘My favourite book I’ve read this year' PANDORA SYKES
'Intense, furious, moving and often extremely funny' DAVID NICHOLLS

‘Astonishing’ Stephanie Merritt, Observer
'Very, very funny' PAUL MURRAY


In one of the most acclaimed novels of the year, her first in over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes us deep into the mind of her unforgettable heroine.

Exploring the clash of fierce love for a new life with a seismic change in identity, she vividly realises the tumultuous emotions of a new mother. As her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of love, autonomy creativity and the passing of time, an old friend makes a welcome return - but can he really offer a lifeline to the woman she used to be?

Readers adore Soldier Sailor:

***** 'About as perfect a piece of writing as you'll find.'
***** 'Unbearably tense and frequently hilarious.'
***** 'An entirely different voltage to anything I've read ... she somehow manages to verbalise *exactly* the feelings and thoughts I, certainly, had at points when I was a young mother'
***** 'This story touched me on such a visceral level.'
***** 'I was held captive by this novel ... an utterly absorbing depiction of motherhood'
***** 'I loved this book. Any woman, with or without children, will see themselves mirrored in this narrative'
***** 'An excellent, interesting and rather unforgettable creation.'

Publisher: Faber & Faber
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 07 Mar 2024
Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 21 mm
ISBN: 9780571375578

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