An Evening with Garrett Carr - Streatham

Join us for an evening of conversation with Garrett Carr to celebrate the paperback release of his moving debut novel The Boy From The Sea.

Join us for an evening of conversation with Garrett Carr to celebrate the paperback release of his moving debut novel The Boy From The Sea.

In 1973 on the west coast of Ireland, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Who is he? Where is he from? What changes will he bring?Ambrose, a local fisherman, is far more interested in who he will become and – with a curious community looking on – takes the baby home and adopts him. But for Declan, the baby’s new brother, this arrival is surely bad news. Rivalries can be decades in the making . . .Set over twenty years, Garrett Carr’s The Boy from the Sea is about a restless boy trying to find his place, in a town caught in the storm of a rapidly changing world.

‘Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment’ - Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses

'A ruefully funny portrait of a dysfunctional family in a struggling town, The Boy from the Sea rings painfully true. I was gripped' - Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room

'The Boy from the Sea has that rare quality I often find myself searching for in a novel – narrative intimacy among the vastness of life. Garrett Carr is meticulous and precise in his writing – the skilled invisibility of a true craftsman - Rónán Hession, author of Leonard and Hungry Paul