The Coast Road A Novel

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 Set in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two women--Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children. The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage.