Miquel and his father are living an uneasy life together in his mother's house in the Pyrenees, the house she had been returning to on the day she died. A new bridge connecting the remote valley with a changing world is almost complete, which will end its isolation and create an easier route for smugglers. Where Miquel's father imagines opportunity, Miquel foresees disaster and an exposure to a modern way of living for which his father is desperately unprepared. Colm Tóibín's exhilarating short novel contains vast inner and outer worlds within its pages. With meticulous precision and an unerring eye, Tóibín captures lives caught between the past and the present, and the journey of a young man seeking connection, haunted by loss.

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ISBN13: 9781761906800
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 128
Edition:
Publication Date: 01 Sep 2026
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Publication City, Country: Australia
Dimensions (cm): 13.8(H)x21(L)x1.9(W)
Weight (gm):

Author Biography

Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of twelve novels, including The Master, Brooklyn and The Magician, and three collections of stories. Long Island was an immediate bestseller in both Ireland and the UK on publication. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.

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