No Country
No Country by Kalyan Ray, published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc on April 9, 2015, is a historical fiction novel that spans two centuries and intertwines the lives of its characters across different continents. The narrative begins in November 1989 with the discovery of an Indian couple murdered in upstate New York, a tragedy that is rooted in events from 1843 County Sligo, Ireland. The story follows Brendan McCarthaigh and his best friend Padraig as their lives are dramatically altered by a forbidden romance, leading them on divergent paths to North America and Bengal.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of interconnected lives and historical events, exploring themes of identity, exile, and the complexities of human relationships. The novel delves into the nuances of friendship and the impact of societal pressures, all while maintaining a focus on the intimate connections that can lead to both love and tragedy. With 560 pages, this edition presents a detailed and expansive narrative that invites reflection on the nature of home and the ties that bind us across time and space.
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In November 1989, an Indian couple are discovered murdered in a small town in upstate New York. They lie together as though just disengaged from a long embrace. Yet their murder has been two centuries in the making.
County Sligo, Ireland, 1843. Seventeen-year-old Brendan McCarthaigh and his best friend Padraig have everything ahead of them. Quiet Brendan is in love with books and headstrong, spirited Padraig is madly in love with black-haired Brigid. But when the sanctimonious Father Conlon discovers Padraig and Brigid’s clandestine affair, he sets in motion a chain of unforeseeable, irrevocable events that will propel one to North America and the other to Bengal.
Weaving together private histories and real events, and taking us on a journey across the globe – Kalyan Ray has crafted a sweeping, epic, multigenerational saga spanning two centuries. A rich, compelling tale of home and exile, identity and hybridity, it is also a story of oppression, friendship and compassion, and the few intimate degrees of separation that lie between love and murder.
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