A wildly inventive and epic tale of greed, revenge and love set in eighteenth-century Latin America

'Unexpectedly hilarious and very beautiful . . . Eden's Shore often felt like a sort of maritime Blood Meridian . . . I'd be hard pressed to think of higher praise' AK Blakemore, Guardian, Book of the Day

At the close of the eighteenth century, Angel Kelly, an Irishman, sets sail from Liverpool aboard the Atlas with the intention of creating a Utopian commune in Brazil. But when a mutiny takes place on the ship, he finds himself stranded upon the coast of an unnamed Spanish colony in Latin America. In the aftermath, Kelly becomes unwittingly caught up in a series of crises culminating in displacement, rebellion and a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between empires.

Set in an era of global upheaval, Eden's Shore is an epic and intricate tale of greed, revenge and love. Populated by a vivid and rich cast of revolutionaries and pirates, capitalists and aristocrats, sailors and soldiers, slaves and spies, this is a work of staggering ambition and wondrous imagination.

'Visceral, propulsive, kinetic' Colin Walsh, author of Kala

'Wild, dark and free-wheeling ' Ferdia Lennon, author of Glorious Exploits

Details

ISBN13: 9781399815918
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 352
Edition:
Publication Date: 08 Apr 2025
Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication City, Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 22.8(H)x15(L)x3.2(W)442
Weight (gm): 442

Author Biography

Oisin Fagan is the author of Hostages, a collection of stories, and Nobber, his debut novel which was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, and was named a Book of the Year by the Guardian and the Daily Mail.

Reviews

Wild, dark and free-wheeling, this epic of colonialism and revolution cements Fagan as one of the most strikingly original Irish writers working today -- Ferdia Lennon, author of the Sunday Times bestselling GLORIOUS EXPLOITS
Visceral, propulsive, kinetic . . . a glorious firework display of ambition, imagination and ideas. This is an unforgettable odyssey from one of the most daring writers at work today -- Colin Walsh, author of the bestselling debut KALA
Unexpectedly hilarious and very beautiful . . . Eden's Shore often felt like a sort of maritime Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy's portentous masterpiece of the American west - and it will no doubt divide readers along similar lines. But I'd be hard pressed to think of higher praise * Guardian *
Exuberant, often darkly funny prose propels readers through a historical novel like few others * Sunday Times *
While savagery abounds, moments of wonder act as reprieve in this ambitious text * Irish Times *
A tremendous romp of a tale * FT *
Rich and beautifully told * TLS *
A tale of greed, revenge and love from one of Ireland's best young writers * Gentleman’s Journal *
His writing is colourful but pacey, and Eden's Shore flies along at a fierce clip, leaving a lasting impression and a sense of excitement at where Fagan will turn his sights next * Buzz Magazine *