An Evening with Colum Mccann

Anthony Fennell, a writer, has travelled to Cape Town with a simple aim: to find and board the Georges Lecointe, a cable repair vessel captained by the mysterious, charismatic Chief of Mission John Conway.

As the boat embarks along the west coast of Africa, Fennell settles into the routines and rituals of life out at sea. But as the mission falters, it becomes clear that Conway is in crisis: and that a terrible, violent tragedy is unfolding in the life he has left behind on land.

When Conway disappears, Fennel must set out to find him. His discoveries will bring him face to face with the darkest contradictions of the human heart – and to confront the possibility that the ties that bind us might be better off broken.

'Urgent and utterly compelling' KEVIN BARRY

'One of our greatest storytellers' ELIF SHAFAK

'A powerfully realist novel of men at sea … It speaks of the brokenness of our time, the successful and unsuccessful attempts at repairs, and the vulnerability of our world' SALMAN RUSHDIE

Colum McCann is the Dublin-born author of thirteen books. He has won numerous international honours including the U.S National Book Award and an Oscar. His work has been published in over 40 languages.