Garrett Carr est un auteur dont les œuvres explorent le paysage et l'histoire complexes de l'Irlande. Son écriture se caractérise par un sens aigu du détail, alliant les observations d'un cartographe à la sensibilité d'un conteur. Carr explore une 'terre frontalière' unique qui existe entre le Nord et le Sud, découvrant son passé complexe et son avenir incertain. Son travail, enrichi par ses propres cartes et photographies, offre une perspective nouvelle sur la nation, la terre et le pouvoir, abordant souvent la beauté désolée et les histoires de ses habitants.
At last there is peace in the city. A shipment of vicious creatures will be exported faraway. Their containers rattle, howl and smell of death. But not everyone is keen to see them leave. Shouldn't the place that makes the monsters keep them? Ewan has returned to the city for his father's trial. May has joined a school for special talents. Andrew wants only to keep out of trouble. But trouble is sure to find them. It has their scent.
Set in a 1970s Irish fishing village, the story revolves around a baby boy found on the beach, who captivates the local community. As he grows into a charismatic yet enigmatic young man named Brendan, the narrative explores the intertwined lives of his adoptive family and the village, revealing the impact of a changing global economy on their traditional way of life. The dynamic between Brendan and his brother Declan, alongside their father's struggles, highlights themes of family, community, and the complexities of identity in a shifting world.