The Boy from the Sea

Set in 1973 Ireland, Garrett Carr's The Boy From the Sea follows the story of Brendan Bonnar, an abandoned baby found on the beach and raised by a fisherman named Ambrose, in a close-knit community shaped by change. As Brendan becomes a symbol of hope and fascination, the novel explores themes of family, community, and self-discovery against a backdrop of societal transformation, with the storybookending the arrival and departure of this captivating boy.