{"product_id":"9781035044535","title":"The Boy from the Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards, Eason Novel of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly moving, witty and warm, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy from the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of a family and a town, and the difference the arrival of one child can make. For fans of Kate Atkinson, Elizabeth Strout, Claire Keegan and Jon McGregor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1973. A baby is found on the beach of a close-knit town on Ireland's west coast. The baby fascinates the community, and the boy he grows to be will fascinate them too—no one can quite get to the bottom of Brendan Bonnar, the name given to the baby by Ambrose, the fisherman who adopts him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbrose Bonnar is a man of great bulk and great heart, and he brings Brendan into his home. It's a decision born of love, but one that will fracture his family and force Ambrose—more comfortable at sea than on land—to try to understand himself and those he loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in the communal voice of a small fishing town, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy From the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is bookended by the arrival and departure of this mesmerizing boy, charting the rises and falls of the Bonnar family and the town's fortunes over the years. The world is turning, and this corner of Donegal is shifting begrudgingly along with it.","brand":"Garrett Carr","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With flaps","offer_id":47869810409524,"sku":"9781035044535","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/0320\/4404\/files\/BNCImageAPI_547de6b1-40ab-45cb-ac4e-8bd21dedceb6.jpg?v=1780756459","url":"https:\/\/wanderingalbatrossbooks.com\/products\/9781035044535","provider":"Wandering Albatross Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}