The Sea and the Silence

'A terrific novel. Moving and hugely entertaining' Roddy Doyle

Ireland 1945. Iz, a beautiful young woman, begins a life on the south-east coast with her new husband. The war in Europe has just ended and change is about to sweep away the old order.

As Iz settles down to try and make her life by the sea, the circumstances that have brought her to Monument are shrouded in mystery.

Soaring across the decades that follow Ireland’s newly won independence and through the class and land issues that once defined Irish society, The Sea and the Silence is an epic love story set amid the fading grandeur of the Anglo-Irish class.

Praise for The Sea and the Silence:

'Masterly writing brings historical Irish saga to life...The locations and people populating The Sea and the Silence are razor-sharp, each summoning up an image in the reader's mind...The Sea and the Silence cannot come more highly recommended. Once started, it must be finished, and once read, it must be re-read' Susan E Connolly, Sunday Business Post

'Powerful evocation of the leisurely, but dying, world of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy' Irish Examiner

'Succeeds in handling serious issues of class, race, and gender, and deeply felt human tragedy, in a lively and entertaining fashion. A book which will shorten any journey' Éilis Ní Dhuibhne, The Irish Times

Praise for Peter Cunningham:

‘Cunningham, a magician with words ... ’ Vincent Banville

‘A writer of great gifts’ Barry Unsworth, Booker Prize winner

‘Cunningham’s descriptive writing is as superb as his characterisation’ Sue Leonard, Irish Examiner