Solace

McKeon demonstrates a real wisdom in this book which will appeal to readers both young and old, and a command of style and structure which will make this a much-loved and a treasured book by readers everywhereColm Tóibín, author of Long Island

A story told with clear-eyed compassion and quiet intelligence about what it is to grow up and grow away, about the difference between “here” and “home”. Solace lives up to its title: this is a lovely debutAnne Enright, author of The Gathering

She writes with a precision that is moving without being sentimental. She is superb on the inarticulate coming-to-terms between a father and his son. Patient to a fault, this author demands patience from her reader, but it is the kind of patience that is worth cultivatingThe Sunday Times

Powerful and beautifully paced. It’s a revealing portrait of contemporary Irish life with a cast of convincing, complicated, real characters. I was totally grippedCatherine O’Flynn, author of What Was Lost