Old God's Time

‘To borrow a word that recurs in its pages, it is stupendous, in the sense that it shocks and astonishes.’ – Irish Times

‘Rare indeed are those novels worth cherishing and keeping close. Old God’s Time is one of them.’ – Daily Telegraph

‘So captivating… it will live long in the minds of its readers.’ – Independent

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

‘A beautiful family love story. It will haunt you and break your heart.’

‘Deeply felt and so moving. I will be reading this again.’

‘A tragic tale beautifully told. Sebastian Barry is one of the great contemporary writers.’

‘Absolute perfection in novel form.’

‘Deeply tragic. Deeply humorous. Utterly beautiful. I’m in awe.’

‘A writer in possession of something divine . just exceptional.’

‘Magically transporting . the balance of extreme grief and joy are perfectly expressed.’

Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. The 2018-21 Laureate for Irish Fiction, his novels have twice won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Independent Booksellers Award and the Walter Scott Prize. He had two consecutive novels shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A Long Long Way (2005) and the top ten bestseller The Secret Scripture (2008), and has also won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He lives in County Wicklow.