The Boatman and Other Stories

“I know of no writer on either side of the
Atlantic who is better at exploring the human spirit under assault than Billy
O’Callaghan.”—Robert Olen Butler

The prizewinning Irish short-story writer and author of the
highly praised novel, My Coney Island
Baby, delivers his most accomplished book of short fiction to date—a
poignant story collection that “grips from the opening page” (Bernard
MacLaverty).

These
are twelve poignant, quietly dazzling, and carefully crafted stories that
explore the resilie...