1. The Boy from the Sea
Set in Donegal, Garrett Carr鈥檚 The Boy from the Sea is about a restless boy finding his place in the world, and a town caught in the storm of a rapidly approaching future.
In 1973, a baby is found abandoned on the beach in Donegal. Who is he? Where is he from? What changes will he bring?鈥�
Ambrose Bonnar, a local fisherman, is far more interested in who he will become and 鈥� with a curious community looking on 鈥� takes the baby home and adopts him. But for Declan, the baby鈥檚 new brother, this arrival is surely bad news . . .鈥�
Set over twenty years, Garrett Carr鈥檚 'The Boy from the Sea' is about a restless boy trying to find his place in the world, and a town caught in the storm of a rapidly approaching future.鈥�
The Author鈥�
Garrett Carr was born and brought up in the harbour town of Killybegs, County Donegal where his father was a fisherman. Garrett now teaches Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen鈥檚 University Belfast. His non-fiction book 鈥楾he Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland鈥檚 Border鈥� was a 麻豆社 Radio 4 Book of the Week. 鈥楾he Boy from the Sea鈥� is his debut novel.鈥�
Reader: Niall Cusack鈥�
Author: Garrett Carr鈥�
Abridger: Rowan Routh鈥�
Producer: Michael Shannon鈥�
On radio
Broadcasts
- Sat 7 Nov 2026 13:30麻豆社 Radio Foyle & 麻豆社 Radio Ulster
Sun 8 Nov 2026 13:30麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle