A Country Road, A Tree

BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LONGBOURN

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2017

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2017

''Skilful . . . daring . . . extraordinary'' The Guardian

''A fascinating fictional account of Samuel Beckett''s wartime years'' IAN RANKIN

''Beautifully written, empathetic and unflinching, it is very, very good'' Daily Mail

''Marvellous, spare, moving'' FRANCIS SPUFFORD

''Insightful . . . beautifully paced . . . authentic¿ The Irish Times

Paris, 1939: The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs Elysees. A young writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon, he will put is own life and those of his loved ones in mortal