Sebastian Barry has delivered yet another impressive piece of literature exploring grief, memory and love. Fellow author Douglas Stewart says that there is a “real thrill” to each sentence and describes the novel as “unforgettable and wonderfully alive”. begins as a cold-case murder investigation before morphing into an eerie romance. Lonely, retired police officer, detective sergeant Tom Kettle, is settling into his new life, living in the annexe of an old Victorian castle in an affluent part of Dublin.
