The South

A broad and beautifully worked canvas . . . An imaginative, deeply felt and evocative taleSunday Times

A daring, imaginative feat; the world it conjures is at once familiar and strange, and strangely moving. A splendid first novelJohn Banville

This is a strong and moving work of fiction about the hard truths of changing one's life. Colm Tóibín, like his characters, never says too much and never lets us grow too comfortable. A grand achievementDon DeLillo

Colm Tóibín writes prose of a heartbreaking beauty.Hilary Mantel