LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

The Times Novel of the Year
And a Guardian, FT, Economist, Irish Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Irish Independent and Independent Book of the Year

'One of the finest novels published this year.' Sunday Times
'I could not put it down.' ANNE ENRIGHT
'It's very moving, also very funny.' PAUL MURRAY
'My favourite book I've read this year.' PANDORA SYKES
'I lived and breathed beside her narrator.' DAISY JOHNSON

In her wildly acclaimed new novel Claire Kilroy creates an unforgettable heroine, whose fierce love for her young son clashes with the seismic change to her own identity.

As her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of love, autonomy, creativity and the passing of time, an old friend makes a welcome return - but can he really offer a lifeline to the woman she used to be?

Readers adore Soldier Sailor:

***** 'About as perfect a piece of writing as you'll find.'
***** 'Unbearably tense and frequently hilarious.'
***** 'An entirely different voltage to anything I've read ... she somehow manages to verbalise *exactly* the feelings and thoughts I, certainly, had at points when I was a young mother'
***** 'This story touched me on such a visceral level.'
***** 'I was held captive by this novel ... an utterly absorbing depiction of motherhood'
***** 'I loved this book. Any woman, with or without children, will see themselves mirrored in this narrative'
***** 'An excellent, interesting and rather unforgettable creation.'

An urgent, memorable, gut-wrenching novel about motherhood, creativity and identity.

About the Author
CLAIRE KILROY is the author of four previous novels, including Tenderwire and The Devil I Know. She was awarded the Rooney Prize in 2004 and has been shortlisted for many other prizes, including the Irish Novel of the Year Award and the Kerry Group Award for fiction.

Awards
Long-listed for Women's Prize for Fiction 2024 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780571375578
Author Claire Kilroy
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 215g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 18mm