On Canaan's Side

by Sebastian Barry

Genres: Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction; Sagas

Synopsis

At once epic and intimate, the story of Lilly Bere unfurls as she tries to make sense of the sorrows and troubles of her life and of the people whose lives she has touched. Spanning nearly seven decades, from the moment Lilly fled Dublin at the end of the First World War to the new world of America, it is a novel of memory, war, family-ties and love.

Release date: September 8, 2011

Publisher: Penguin Books

Print pages: 272