The whereabouts of Eneas McNulty

Blurb

“The finest book to come out of Europe this year.” — San Francisco Chronicle “A symphony of a novel.”—Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes A lyrical tale of a fugitive everyman from the five-time Booker Prize nominee, the author of Old God’s Time and The Newer World For Eneas McNulty, a happy, innocent childhood in County Sligo in the early 1900s gives way to an Ireland wracked by violence and conflict. Unable to find work in the depressed times after World War I, Eneas joins the British-led police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary — a decision that alters the course of his life. Branded a traitor by Irish nationalists and pursued by IRA hitmen, Eneas is forced to flee his homeland, his family, and Viv, the woman he loves. His wandering terminates on the Isle of Dogs, a haven for sailors, where a lifetime of loss is redeemed by a final act of generosity. The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty is the story of a lost man and a compelling saga that illuminates Ireland's complex history.