num_pages: 304
description: Short-listed for the 2005 Ethel Wilson Fiction PrizeDeclan O’Malley came to the coast of British Columbia because it was as far away from Ireland as he could possibly go. Haunted by memories of his family’s death at the hands of the Black and Tans, Declan is unable to escape his grief. He immerses himself in a new life, seeking to produce a more perfect translation of Homer’s Odyssey while at the same time becoming closer to the family on whose property he is living. But Declan cannot free himself from his past, and when Ireland beckons, he is drawn to his own history and to the opportunity for a happier future.
language: English
title: A Man in a Distant Field: A Novel
titlecomplete: A Man in a Distant Field: A Novel
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 19
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
publisher: Dundurn