The Boy from the Sea

THE IRISH TIMES NO. 4 BESTSELLER A Sunday Times Best Book of 2025 An Observer Best Debut of 2025 An ordinary town. An extraordinary boy. The life-affirming story of a baby found on a beach and the fisherman who adopts him. 'Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment' - Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses 'A joy . . . vivid, loving and genuinely funny' The Sunday Times 'I didn't want it to ever end' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things 1973. In a close-knit community on Irelands west coast, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Named Brendan by Ambrose Bonnar, the fisherman who adopts him, the boy will become a source of fascination and hope for a town caught in the storm of a rapidly changing world. Ambrose, a man more comfortable at sea than on land, brings Brendan into his home out of love. But it is a decision that will fracture his family and force this man more comfortable at sea than on land to try to understand himself and those he cares for. Set over twenty years, Garrett Carrs The Boy From the Sea is a novel about a restless boy trying to find his place in the world. It is an exploration of the ties that make us and bind us, as a family and community move irresistibly into the future. Readers love this gorgeous debut: 'Books are meant to change you, to shape you, and to heal you, and The Boy From the Sea does all those things' ***** 'You feel like youre right there in the village' ***** 'Stunning. I found myself waking up at 5am because I was desperate to read more' ***** 'Felt like I was stepping off life's treadmill and immersing myself in another world' ***** 'Left me feeling warm and satisfied when I finished it and Ive thought about it daily since then' *****