num_pages: 328
description: A New York Times Bestselling Author The Gault family leads a life of privilege in early 1920s Ireland, but the threat of arson leads the parents of nine-year-old Lucy to leave Ireland for England, her mother's home. Lucy cannot bear the thought of leaving Lahardane, their country house with its beautiful land and nearby beach, and a dog she has befriended. On the day before they are due to leave, Lucy runs away, hoping to convince her parents to stay. Instead, she sets off a series of tragic misunderstandings that affect all of the inhabitants of Lahardane and the perpetrators of the failed arson attack for the rest of their lives.
language: English
title: The Story of Lucy Gault
titlecomplete: The Story of Lucy Gault
characters: Heloise Gault, Everard Gault, Lucy Gault
genres: Historical, Ireland, Family, Novels, Irish Literature, Literature, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 7160
places: County Cork
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award
publisher: Wheeler Publishing