All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan

2013 Penguin Original In great condition! Read a few years ago. Pages made to look various lengths, as pictured. First page of narrative included. Description reads, “Melody Shee is alone and in trouble. At thirty-three years old, she finds herself pregnant with the child of a seventeen-year-old Traveller boy, Martin Toppy, and not by her husband, Pat. Melody was teaching Martin to read, but now he's gone, and Pat leaves too, full of rage. She's trying to stay in the moment, but the future is looming, while the past won't let her go. It's a good thing that she meets Mary Crothery when she does. Mary is a bold young Traveller woman, and she knows more about Melody than she lets on. She might just save Melody's life. Following the nine months of her pregnancy, All We Shall Know unfolds with emotional immediacy in Melody's fierce, funny, and unforgettable voice, as she contends with her choices, past and present.”