Book of the Week with Waterstones of King’s Lynn is The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr
In its weekly look at books, Waterstones focuses on a multi-layered tale of happenstance, love and rivalry…
The Boy from the Sea is Garrett Carr’s brilliantly moving tale of an abandoned baby who rocks a small Irish town, bringing together a community and igniting lifelong rivalries.
Set 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.
However, for Declan, the baby’s new brother, this arrival is surely bad news.
Set over 20 years, the novel is about a restless boy trying to find his place in a town caught in the storm of a rapidly changing world.
Top ten chart with Waterstones of Lynn:
1. Murder at Mount Fuji – Shizuko Natsuki
2. Heated Rivalry – Rachel Reid
3. The Long Game – Rachel Reid
4. When the Cranes Fly South – Lisa Ridzen
5. The Housemaid – Frieda McFadden
6. We Did Ok, Kid – Anthony Hopkins
7. Broadland – David Blake
8. Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell
9. Diddly Squat: The Farmer’s Dog – Jeremy Clarkson
10. The Boy From The Sea – Garrett Carr
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