WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS "John is so
many miles from love now and home. This is the story of his strangest trip." A
novel of family, ghosts, love, music and the quest for truth, Beatlebone recount
s a wild journey through the west of Ireland in 1978. At its helm is John, a mad
dened genius fleeing fame and seeking peace.
With his deadpan Irish driver, C
ornelius, at his side, John is hellbent on reaching the Island of Dorinish, an a
ssignment he arranged ten years before. Lyrical, freewheeling, quixotic and fun,
Bealtlebone is a sad and beautiful comedy.
