Remembrance Sunday by Darragh McKeon
Synopsis
From the acclaimed author of All That is Solid Melts into Air
Chinatown, New York. After a chance encounter with an old friend, Simon Hanlon - an Irish architect - experiences a seizure, his first in almost thirty years. Soon, they come to him daily.
As he awaits a brain operation, Simon turns his mind back to his childhood on a farm near the Irish border. At fifteen, he was present when an IRA bomb exploded at the Remembrance Sunday parade in Enniskillen. It was in the following weeks that his seizures first began. Now, he is compelled to seek out the bomber from the remnants of his past, and to ask himself the question: Why do we harm each other?
Remembrance Sunday is a moving and unforgettable novel about love, empathy and the ways in which history imprints itself upon our hearts and minds.
Reviews
'Exceptional ... The imaginative storytelling and fine prose of Remembrance Sunday puts McKeon in the big leagues' Irish Times
'A supreme storyteller' Sunday Times
'If you enjoy Colum McCann's work, this novel is for you' Irish Independent
'Impressive ... A poignant, delicately composed novel that doesn't stint on the wreckage of violence' Daily Mail
'Beautifully written' Sunday Independent
About the Author
DARRAGH MCKEON was born in 1979 and grew up in the midlands of Ireland. His debut novel All That is Solid Melts into Air was published in 2014 to widespread international acclaim and was translated into nine languages. It was a New York Times Editors' Choice, and in France won the Lire Prize for Best International Debut. Since then, Darragh has returned to live in the west of Ireland.