Out on 29 January 2026
Book cover for The Boy from the Sea

The Boy from the Sea

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29 January 2026
240 pages
9781035044573
Imprint: Picador

Reviews

Compulsive reading . . . Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilmentLouise Kennedy, author of Trespasses
A novel of heart-bumping power and sparkling vividness, this book evokes the seethe and surge of an island nation's sea fables while being suspicious of sentiment, often wittily so. This is a strange, beautiful, truly compelling triumph . . . a breathtaking achievementJoseph O'Connor, author of Star of the Sea and My Father's House
I didn't want it to ever endJennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
A ruefully funny portrait of a dysfunctional family in a struggling town, The Boy from the Sea rings painfully true. I was grippedEmma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room