The South

Colm Tóibín's debut novel The South, is a classic novel of art, sacrifice, and courage.

<p><b>With an introduction by Roy Foster</b><br><br><b>A classic work of Irish literature, this award-winning novel is an exploration of love, art and identity.</b><br><br><i>This was the night train to Barcelona, some hours before the dawn. This was 1950, late September. I had left my husband. I had left my home. </i><br><br>Katherine Proctor has dared to leave her family in Ireland and reach out for a new life. Determined to become an artist, she flees to Spain, where she meets Miguel, a passionate man who has fought for his own freedoms. They retreat to the quiet intensity of the mountains and begin to build a life together. But as Miguel's past catches up with him, Katherine too is forced to re-examine her relationships: with her lover, her painting and the homeland she only thought she knew. . .<br><br><i>The South</i> is the book that introduced readers to the astonishing gifts of Colm Tóibín, winning the <i>Irish Times</i> First Fiction Award in 1991. Arrestingly visual and enduringly atmospheric, it is a classic novel of art, sacrifice, and courage.</p>