A No.1 bestselling author, Donal Ryan exploded on to the literary scene with this, his stunning debut, set in the aftermath of Ireland’s financial collapse. When dangerous tensions surface in a small Irish town, the characters face a battle between their public persona and inner desires. Told through a chorus of twenty-one unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds.

Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, The Spinning Heart captures the language and spirit of a small town and its people as they try to make sense of their lives against the wider political backdrop.