Joseph O'Connor

Psychological journey of "astonishing intensity" moves between the backstreets of 1950s Dublin and revolutionary Central America as Frank and Eleanor Little leave Ireland to search for their missing son in Nicaragua.

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A telephone call shatters the calm of a Dublin summer morning bringing terrible news from war-torn Nicaragua: Johnny Little has been caught up in a mysterious skirmish and killed. Grief-stricken his estranged parents Frank and Eleanor set out on the arduous journey to bring their wayward son home. It's a quest that will have profound consequences: in this hauntingly beautiful land of poetry, guns and frantic salsa music, nothing is quite what it seems . . .

Sarah Escorsa

An excellent read. What can I say about this book? It's funny, tense, moving and poignant all at the same time, a fantastic modern-day adventure in Nicaragua. Having read O'Connor's Star of the Sea (a must-read!), I didn't expect such a tale at all but loved it all the same! O'Connor is such a fantastic story-teller, he manages to draw the reader into any story, in any setting. His books are compelling and powerful and he has definitely become one of my favorite authors:)

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