Raw novel charts the power of human connection

The Tipperary author Donal Ryan has made a name for himself with haunting, unshowy stories about modern Irish societies. His Booker-nominated debut The Spinning Heart told the tale of the Irish recession from multiple perspectives in small town Ireland, while Thing About December followed the tragic life of a damaged adult left to fend for himself when his parents die.

In his highly anticipated new novel All We Shall Know, Ryan returns to ...