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From the author of the critically acclaimed The Mermaids Singing comes a haunting, luminous novel set on an enchanted island off the west coast of Ireland where magic, faith, and superstition pervade the inhabitants lives and tangled relationships - perfect for fans of Eowyn Ivey, Sarah Waters, and Angela Carter.May 1959. From one side of St. Brigids Island, the mountains of Connemara can be glimpsed on the distant mainland; from the other, the Atlantic stretches as far as the eye can see. This remote settlement, without electricity or even a harbor, has scarcely altered since its namesake saint set up a convent of stone huts centuries ago. Those who live there, including sisters Rose and Emer, are hardy and resourceful, dependent on the sea and each other for survival. Despite the islands natural beauty, it is a place that people move away from, not to - until an outspoken American, also named Brigid, arrives to claim her late uncles cottage. Brigid has come for more than an inheritance. Shes seeking a secret holy well thats rumored to grant miracles. Emer, as scarred and wary as Rose is friendly and beautiful, has good reason to believe in inexplicable powers. Despite her own strange abilities - or perhaps because of them - Emer fears that she wont be able to save her young son, Niall, from a growing threat. Yet Brigid has a gift too, even more remarkable than Emers. As months pass and Brigid carves out a place on the island and in the sisters lives, a complicated web of betrayal, fear, and desire culminates in one shocking night that will change the island, and its inhabitants, forever.Steeped in Irish history and lore, The Stolen Child is a mesmerizing descent into old world beliefs, and a captivating exploration of desire, myth, motherhood, and love in all its forms."Steeped in dark Irish mythology, The Stolen Child is a piercing exploration of regret and desire, longing and love. It is a gorgeously written, inventive, and compelling novel." - Ayelet WaldmanKirkus Most Addictive Books of 2017
About the Author
Lisa Carey grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, attended Boston College, worked at Brookline Booksmith, earned an MFA in Writing from Vermont College, and lived in Ireland for five years before returning to settle in Maine. Her first novel, The Mermaids Singing, was the lead title in the launching of Bard, a literary imprint of Avon Books. Avon Books then became William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, and her next three novels In the Country of the Young, Love in the Asylum, and Every Visible Thing, were published there. Her novels have been translated into twelve languages and optioned for film. Every Visible Thing was the winner of a Ferro-Grumley Award and a Lambda Literary Award for Fiction. Love in the Asylum was the Winner of a Massachusetts Book Award. She has been awarded fellowships at The Hawthornden Castle Writer's Retreat, The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, The MacDowell Colony, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Ragdale. She lives in Portland, Maine, with her husband and son and returns to Ireland whenever she can.
She recently finished her fifth novel, due to be published in 2016. Visit her at www.lisacareybooks.com.
