Full of Grace

Father Anthony O'Donovan has a secret he can't reveal, not even to his best friend.
Everyone knows Gemma McCann's secret, as she tries to balance the sadness of a dream unfulfilled with the love that surrounds her.
Aloysius puts his body on the line to keep his motherless boy safe, and his principles intact.
A complex web of friendship, enmity, lies and kindly deceptions weaves through a small rural community. People face their troubles. And the Troubles. Which of them can keep their faith in humankind during these dark decades in Northern Ireland?
Returning to the beloved characters who populate Orla McAlinden's award-winning debut The Accidental Wife, and introducing many new ones, Full of Grace probes deep into stories of love, betrayal, survival and belonging, in a changing land.
Including The Visit, the short story that won the 2016 Bord Gais Irish Book Award, and Breathing, the Wasafiri New Writing nominated short story, along with 19 brand new stories, Full of Grace turns an unsentimental eye and prize-winning prose onto everything from Bloody Sunday to Brexit and beyond.

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