by Charleen Hurtubise
For readers of Colm Tóibín and Claire Keegan, Saoirse is a powerful novel set between the United States and Ireland about a woman who runs from her traumatic past and the secrets she carries to survive. In Michigan, Sarah’s childhood was defined by fear and silence. As a teenager, she saw a chance to escape and took it. Now, in 1999, she is an artist living on the rugged coast of Donegal, Ireland, where she is known as Saoirse (pronounced Sear-sha)—a name that sounds like the sea and means free
Genres: Women's Fiction
Tropes: Hidden Identity, Trauma Recovery, Secret Past, Overcoming Trauma
ISBN: 9781250400642
256 pages
Published: 2026-02-24
Publisher: Celadon Books