The Coast Road: A Novel

Winner of the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year 2024

Shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book Prize

A poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.

"Murrin powerfully renders the ways that women's freedom, individuality, and self-expression are stifled by religion, custom, and gossip."-The New Yorker

"A painful, gorgeous debut."-Elle

Set in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two wom...