"Huddled in the sea off the coast of Ireland is a fourth Aran Island, a secret island peopled by the lost, findable only in moments of despair. Whether drowned at sea, trampled by Cromwell's soldiers, or exiled for clinging to the dead, no outsiders reach the island without giving in to dark emotion. Time and again, The Fourth Island weaves a hypnotic pattern with its prose, presaging doom before walking back through the sweet and sour moments of...

It's days before Christmas and all is calm on the small island of Roone. The summer tourists are little more than a distant memory and everyone is looking forward to the peaceful festive season. But things rarely go according to plan on the island. As storm clouds gather on the horizon, a young girl arrives in Ireland determined to get to Roone in time for Christmas. And before the year is out, a resident of Roone will have life thrown into turmoil...

"A spellbinding, deeply felt debut novel--haunting and poignant, soaring and gorgeously wrought--about motherhood, freedom, and our own power to shape our destinies. Oona grew up on the island of Inis: a wind-blasted rock off the coast of Ireland where the men went out on fishing boats and the women tended sheep; where the only book was the Bible; and where girls stayed at home until they became mothers themselves. Even as a child, Oona knew she wanted...

Cuando una reserva doble en una cabaña remota de una habitación junta accidentalmente a dos buscadores de consuelo, se siente como un giro cruel del destino. Pero, ¿y si es un destino de otro tipo? Pasar su trigésimo cumpleaños sola es lo último que quería la columnista de citas Cleo, pero se va a un retiro en solitario, ante la insistencia de su jefe, con el fin de revitalizarse y agregar una nueva perspectiva a su columna. La remota isla...