From a Low and Quiet Sea (Paperback)

'A thing of such beauty and compassion, a reminder of what the very finest sentences can do to shatter and then reassemble our hearts' - Kamila Shamsie

'Beautiful and affecting' - David Nicholls

'I struggle to think of a writer who has been so prolific and consistent in quality as Ryan... Brutally honest, moving and often hilarious.' - The Guardian

'An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully crafted novel; Donal Ryan is giving us characters - their angles and their language - that we haven't seen in Irish literature before.' - Roddy Doyle

'Donal Ryan has not only bounded over a wall into new territory, but built himself a castle there... This is a superb novel.' - John Boyne

'From a Low and Quiet Sea is not only very cleverly constructed, but deeply moving too. I loved it.' - Louis de Bernieres

'Donal Ryan writes characters so well that as a reader you think `I've met that man', or `I know that woman.' But as a writer you simply wonder `how does he do it?' From a Low and Quiet Sea is brutal and beautiful, carefully crafted portraits, deep and real, tied together, fashioned by a true artist. I absolutely loved it.' - Kit de Waal