Wholesale Coast Road, The : Alan Murrin

• A Novel • Paperback Set in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two women—Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children. The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, who acts as a go between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage. The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one and freedom for the other. As addictive as Big Little Lies, with a depth and compassion that rivals the works of Claire Keegan, Elizabeth Strout, and Colm Tóibín, The Coast Road is a story about the limits placed on women’s lives in Ireland only a generation ago and the consequences women have suffered while trying to gain independence.