“…moving descriptions of Éire’s (Ireland’s) wayward sons and daughters yearning for a sense of belonging in the world.”
– Montréal Review of Books
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Devin O’Sullivan has returned to his family’s home on Grand Island, across from Kingston, Ontario, Canada, during the final days of the life of his great-grandfather, Michael. Struggling with a crisis in his political career, he is drawn to the tales of his family and quickly swept up by their present travails.
The Song of O’Sullivan’s Chain explores the Irish experience in Canada by presenting a series of linked stories that propel us through generations of the O’Sullivan family. They struggle for freedom in Ireland and acceptance in Canada, tormented by political and personal traumas, which compels them to be leaders, artists and outlaws – all searching for home.
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“I grew up with some pretty wild stories of courage and loss, with unique characters and a few outlaws…”
“A strangely mystical and yet direct exploration of how love lifts us and sets us back on the road.”
– Valerie Mills-Milde, The Miramichi Reader
“This is a beautifully moving novel… he has creatively and compassionately illustrated how very connected we all are, and that no one is ever forgotten.”
– Sandra Gulland, Author of The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
“Bruce Sudds has written a prismatic and deeply heartfelt exploration of grief….”
– Mark Sampson, author of All the Animals on Earth and The Slip