Land : a novel / Maggie O'Farrell.
"On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomás and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in a country not long since ravaged and emptied by the Great Hunger, the task is not an easy one. Tomás, however, is determined that his maps will be a record of the disaster. The British soldiers in charge are due to arrive any day, expecting the work to be completed, but Tomás is unexpectedly sent off course by an unsettling encounter in a copse. His life, and the lives of those of his family, will never be the same again. Liam is terrified by the sudden change in his taciturn father. What was it that caused such cracks to open in Tomás, and how is Liam, aged only ten, going to finish the mapping and get them both home? Land is a novel about separation and reunion, tragedy and recovery, colonization and rebellion. It is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away. As spellbinding and varied as the landscape that inspired it, Land is, above all, a story of survival, for our times and for all time"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593320648
- ISBN: 0593320646
- Physical Description: 383 pages : map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.Map on endpapers.
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- Subject:
- Fathers and sons > Fiction.
Surveying > Fiction.
Ireland > Social conditions > 19th century > Fiction.
Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852 > Fiction.
Ireland > History > 1837-1901 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Available copies
- 20 of 135 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 316 current holds with 135 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | FIC OFA (Text) | 30229101449816 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/15/2026 |
