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Literary Fiction · TenseIn a near-future Ireland sliding into tyranny, a mother tries to keep her family safe
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch
2023320 pagesModerate readFast pace
★ Booker Prize, 2023
A mother in an Ireland turning to tyranny
In a near-future Ireland, a new government takes power and begins to suppress opposition. Eilish Stack, a scientist and mother of four, sees her husband arrested and then has to decide how far she is willing to go to keep her family safe. It won the 2023 Booker Prize.
More about this book
Who
Eilish Stack and her children.
World
Dublin, in a near-future Ireland.
What makes it different
It is written in long paragraphs without breaks.
Feel
Relentless and urgent.
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Further reading
- Prophet SongWikipedia