num_pages: 368
description: On an island off the Irish coast in the mid-19th century, a sailor is washed ashore and dies in the arms of Mary, whose visions of this demon lover inhabit her heart and mind. Four generations later, Esther tries to make sense of Mary's life and the obscurities surrounding her family history.
title: Away
titlecomplete: Away
genres: Romance, Literature, Literary Fiction, Canadian Literature, Novels, Historical, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Canada, Ireland
ratings_count: 6068
places: Canada, Ireland
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Trillium Book Award, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: CBC Canada Reads, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing