Inch Levels

Hegarty, Neil

ISBN 10: 1784975788 / ISBN 13: 9781784975784

Published by Head of Zeus, 2016

About this Item

First edition. First impression. Old label remnant over the bar code. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Seller Inventory # 288658

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inch Levels
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784975788
• ISBN 13: 9781784975784
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good Jacket
• Weight: 18 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

A haunting debut set in the harsh, beautiful landscape of Ireland's north coast. Patrick Jackson lies on his deathbed in Derry and recalls a family history marked by secrecy and silence, and a striking absence of conventional pieties. He remembers the death of an eight-year-old girl, whose body was found on reclaimed land called Inch Levels on the shoreline of Lough Swilly. And he is visited by his beloved but troubled sister Margaret and by his despised brother-in-law Robert, and by Sarah, his hard, unchallengeable mother. Each of them could talk about events in the past that might explain the bleakness of their relationships, but leaving things unsaid has become a way of life. Guilt and memory beat against them, as shock waves from bombs in Derry travel down the river to shake the windows of those who have escaped the city.

About the Author

Neil Hegarty studied English at Trinity College Dublin, receiving his PhD in 1998. He is the author of the authorized biography of David Frost and of The Story of Ireland.