O'Farrell, Maggie - Land | Paperback | Contemporary Fiction

Experience the spellbinding story of separation, longing, recovery, and survival in Land, the instant Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller from Maggie O'Farrell. Set against the backdrop of a ravaged Ireland, this novel explores how the past shapes the present through the eyes of a father and son.

The narrative centers on Tomás and his reluctant son, Liam, in 1865, as they work on the great Ordnance Survey project mapping Ireland, a country still recovering from the Great Hunger. Tomás is determined that his maps will serve as a record of the disaster, but an unsettling encounter sends their lives onto a new, unpredictable course.

• A compelling story of family survival in the aftermath of tragedy.
• Explores themes of memory, history, and how the land remembers.
• Features buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, and persistent ghosts.
• Focuses on the relationship between a taciturn father and his young son, Liam.

In 1865, while mapping the Atlantic peninsula, Tomás's life changes irrevocably after a mysterious encounter. Ten-year-old Liam is left terrified and must find a way to complete the mapping and bring them both home after his father is deeply affected.

This is the paperback edition of the novel, written in English.

• Author: Maggie O'Farrell
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 448 pages
• Publication Date: March 11, 2027
• ISBN-10: 1472289129
• ISBN-13: 978-1472289124
• Dimensions: 129 x 23 x 198mm
• Weight: 41 g

Discover a powerful narrative about history's persistence and the deep connections between people and the land they inhabit.