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The Island Child
Released the same day as the standard print edition
Title:
The Island Child
Written by:
Molly Aitken 
Read by:
Aoife McMahon 
Format:
Unabridged CD Audio Book 
Number of CDs:
Duration:
8 hours 47 minutes 
Published:
January 30 2020 
Available Date:
January 30 2020 
Age Category:
Adult 
ISBN:
9780655650997 
Genres:
Fiction; Literary Fiction 
Publisher:
Bolinda/Canongate audio 
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Rich, haunting and rooted in Irish folklore, The Island Child is a spellbinding debut novel about identity and motherhood, freedom and fate, and the healing power of stories.

Twenty years ago, Oona left the island of Inis for the very first time. A wind-blasted rock of fishing boats and turf fires, where girls stayed in their homes until they became mothers themselves, the island was a gift for some, a prison for others. Oona was barely more than a girl, but promised herself she would leave the tall tales behind and never return. The Island Child tells two stories: of the girl who grew up watching births and betrayals, storms and secrets, and of the adult Oona, desperate to find a second chance, only to discover she can never completely escape. As the strands of Oona’s life come together, in blood and marriage and motherhood, she must accept the price we pay when we love what is never truly ours … Rich, haunting and rooted in Irish folklore, The Island Child is a spellbinding debut novel about identity and motherhood, freedom and fate, and the healing power of stories.

‘The Island Child is the story of a mother’s relationship with a misbegotten daughter, sensitively and subtly told.’
Fay Weldon, author of Death of a She Devil