by Colum McCann
First published 1995
Haunted by his mother's disappearance, Conor returns to Ireland to confront his dying father. As his father's memories unravel, Conor pieces together the story of his parents' doomed relationship, from war-torn Spain to the American West. Tracing his father's footsteps, Conor grapples with the gulf between the past and the present, between love and loss.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: past-present-narrative, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Ireland, Spain, American West
Period: 20th-century
212 pages · Paperback · Henry Holt & Co