Stations: A Novel

In 1980s Ireland, Róisín and Red become unlikely friends, united by their shared sense of alienation. Both are outsiders in their own families, and soon Red knows the secret behind Róisín’s anger and shame: the father who abandoned her and her mother to a life of hardship. But Róisín knows little about why Red refuses to return to his own privileged home, or why he eventually runs from it for good.

After a Christmas visit to London exposes the painful truth about her father’s new life, Róisín tracks down Red and moves into his Pimlico squat. But as Red’s life takes an increasingly troubling turn, the two slowly drift apart.

Years later, the unfulfilled love of Róisín’s youth still haunts her. Can she finally let go of Red, allow someone else to love her, and learn to love herself?

Stations is a beautiful and wrenching novel about the enduring hold of the past—and the possibility of breaking free from it.