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The Boy From the Sea is out now and translated into over a dozen languages. “Full of lightly worn wisdom and wit. It is a joy" – Sunday Times. www.garrettcarr.net

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Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Mar 3

Thank you to all the newspapers, magazines, as well as bloggers and others who have reviewed The Boy from the Sea. The novel is out now in Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It will be released in Canada in April 2025 and the USA in May 2025. Translations are upcoming too.

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Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted that The Boy from the Sea has been nominated for the Irish Book Awards. It's up for the Eason Novel of the Year. Thank you to all. You get a vote! You can vote from anywhere in the world. www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/ Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 7d

Hello Greece! I hope to visit some day.

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Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you readers. It is wonderful to see The Boy from the Sea reach number 1 in British and Irish Historical Literature. When I was writing the novel it was a big and useful step to realise that I could think of the story as historical literature, that the 1970s were enough of another country.

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Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 12d

Just arrived, I’m on at 4pm. Thanks for having me Cheltenham. The Boy from the Sea, by the way, is £1.99 on Kindle today until midnight.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 12d

For today only, The Boy from the Sea is £1.99 on Kindle.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 13d

For today only, The Boy from the Sea is £1.99 on Kindle.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 13d

I see Amazon UK have 62% discount on The Boy from the Sea (hardback) for the next three hours. Just saying.

The Boy from the Sea: the heart-wrenching story of a family and a town reshaped by the arrival of an abandoned baby

The Boy from the Sea: the heart-wrenching story of a family and a town reshaped by the arrival of an abandoned baby : Carr, Garrett: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 15d

I’m in good company in Belfast Central Library. I’ll be back here next Monday, October 20th, at lunchtime to speak with Wendy Erskine about our writing. Free, but book at: [email protected]

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 18d

This day next week I'll be at the Wimbledon BookFest, alongside Reeta Chakrabarti, of BBC news fame, but also the author of the artfully poised page-turner Finding Belle.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 19d

This day next week I'll be appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival with another Donegal man, Alan Murrin, author of the gripping novel The Coast Road. Tickets here:

www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/tales...

16th October, 4pm.

Tales of Rural Ireland | Cheltenham Festivals

Discover the heart of rural Ireland in two captivating tales of fractured families. Join Garrett Carr and Alan Murrin in conversation with Tim Hubbard, exp

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Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 19d

30 of 32: Longford.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 21d

29 of 32: Kerry.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 22d

Old customs Hut near Ireland’s border.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · 27d

The 11 year old's project: drawing the GAA crests for each of Ireland's counties. 27 and 28 of 32: Offaly and Mayo.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 28

You don’t see this style of lady much anymore.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 27

Kilmore Quay, Wexford. No better place to discuss The Boy from the Sea, which I’ll be doing today at 11:30.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 26

Wexford this evening. I’m appearing at the Write by the Sea festival tomorrow, Kilmore Quay, 11:30. I’ll be chatting with Jan Carson.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 22

24, 25 and 26 of 32: Kildare, Laois and Carlow.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 21

23 of 32: Limerick.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 18

21 and 22 of 32: Clare and Sligo.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 15

Set over 20 years, FINDING BELLE is a family saga, although focused on just a handful of characters and the damage done by shame and secrets. Compelling and immersive.

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Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 14

19 and 20 of 32: Galway and Wicklow. My son points out to me that Wicklow is the only county that begins and ends with the same letter.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 11

17 and 18 of 32: Tyrone and Louth.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 10

Number 55 in a list of books by former Heaney Centre students: MRS HART'S MARRIAGE BUREAU by Sheena Wilkinson. "In beautifully authentic language true to its time and setting, along with mischief and irony, this is a gem. Kate Atkinson fans will love it," says the Irish Independent.

Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Boy from the Sea is set in Killybegs, Ireland’s northwest. Here it is circa 1890.