Let's discuss "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch

Let's discuss "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch

This meeting will be in-person at Universal Joint.

The people who come will vote on the next book, so bring an idea :)

Remember that we're trying to read current-ish fiction (last 15 years) that represents diverse voices, is already in paperback, and has won or been nominated for an award.

Two additional notes:

1. Sorry for last month- my family was sick so book club fell apart!
2. Any suggestions for a more chill place to meet over the winter? UJ can be a little loud inside. Please leave suggestions in the comments!

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A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a mother faces a terrible choice, from an internationally award-winning author

On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist.

Ireland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and Eilish can only watch helplessly as the world she knew disappears. When first her husband and then her eldest son vanish, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a collapsing society.

How far will she go to save her family? And what – or who – is she willing to leave behind?

Exhilarating, terrifying and propulsive, Prophet Song is a work of breathtaking originality, offering a devastating vision of a country at war and a deeply human portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together.

Booker Prize (2023), Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction (2024)