'Her most emotionally complex book yet . . . Gently heartbreaking, but also hopeful and uplifting. An insight into the fragility of the human condition and what holds us together when we break'
- Edel Coffey, Irish Times
'One of Griffin's great gifts is how she draws small-town communities and the personalities that make them what they are'
- Irish Sunday Times Culture
'Exquisite'
- Woman's Own
'This beautiful novel about maternal love is especially moving on the back and forth between hope and acceptance.'
- Good Housekeeping
'An agonising but hauntingly beautiful tale'
- Sunday Post
'An elegant and moving account of family loss and reconnection, this is Anne Griffin's best novel yet.'
- John Boyne
'An immensely powerful novel by a storyteller of rare gifts'
- Joseph O'Connor
'Anne takes a deep dive into the soul of the mother of a missing child and the result is a story that is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Beautifully written and sensitive without ever being sentimental, this is a stunning portrait by a master craftswoman. I loved it.'
- Liz Nugent
'A beautiful, emotive, heartbreaking mystery. The Island of Longing takes a quietly powerful, yet deeply hopeful, humorous and compassionate look at loss, and belonging, and the absolute agony of the unknown.'
- Chris Whitaker