Land by Maggie O’Farrell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Maggie O’Farrell has a way with words. And not just words but characters, settings, and so much more. The story begins with Tomas, the dad whose job is to survey the land in Ireland in 1865. He is doing his job with his son as an apprentice when something unexpected happens. And then the story goes both deeper and wider. The reader is thrust into The Great Hunger and Irish history.
But the best part of this book, of course, is Tomas’ family. The story of how he grew up and met his wife. The way they get and settle into the house and their four kids who are unique and unforgettable in their own magical ways. Each character leaps off the page and stays with you long. long after you’re done reading.
You heart is broken again and again and again and yet you can’t stop cheering for these characters and holding on to hope. What a complete gift O’Farrell is.
with gratitude to netgalley and Knopf for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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