Prophet Song
ABOUT
THE BOOK
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023. The explosive literary sensation: a mother faces a terrible choice as Ireland slides into totalitarianism. On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, Larry, a trade unionist. Ireland is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and when her husband disappears, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a society that is quickly unravelling. Soon, she must decide just how far she is willing to go to keep her family safe.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Paul Lynch’s unique writing style in this novel pulls at the heartstring and keeps reader on the edge to the end. This powerful representation of politics, war, family and a mother’s riveting journey from near perfection to persecution with a litany of upheavals leaves you in wonder. A provocative novel of seeming reality that hits close to home.