In the blinding morning sunlight, Donal Gore stands in a monastery courtyard. He had travelled to Spain to fight in the Civil War. Captured and awaiting execution, time now slows for him. And he is haunted by memories of his childhood. His was a life of piano lessons, of an unexpected love affair, and of betrayal. And soon he will realise that this story has yet to find its end . . .
SUNRISE WITH SEA MONSTER is a wonderfully moving story of a father and son, and their attempts to understand each other. Written in spare, rich prose, it will be loved by all those who devour his new novel, SHADE.
Neil Jordan was born in 1950 in Sligo. He is the author of several critically acclaimed novels including THE PAST, THE DREAM OF A BEAST, SUNRISE WITH SEA MONSTER, SHADE and NIGHT IN TUNISIA, a collection of short stories which won the Guardian Fiction Prize. MISTAKEN, his most recent novel, was selected as Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2012. He has written, directed and produced a large number of award-winning films includingThe Crying Game,Michael Collins,The End of the AffairandOndine. He lives in Dublin. Find out more about Neil Jordan at www.neiljordan.com
A magnificent novel
Sunday Telegraph
As vivid as any of the films he has written and directed . . . a dazzling demonstration of Jordan's ability to express himself in words as well as images
Financial Times
A lyrical, tender book . . . Jordan writes with tremendous sensuality
Guardian
Powerful and affecting
John Banville, Observer