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Winner of the Booker Prize 2023
On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother of four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist.
Ireland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and when her husband disappears, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a society that is quickly unravelling.
How far will she go to save her family? And what – or who – is she willing to leave behind?
Exhilarating, terrifying and propulsive, Prophet Song is a work of breathtaking originality, offering a devastating vision of a country at war and a deeply human portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together.
2023, Booker Prize, Winner
2023, An Post Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year, Short-listed
2025, Dublin Literary Award, Long-listed
Customers say
Customers praise the book’s writing style, particularly its poetic ability, and find it thought-provoking with a powerful concept. The narrative quality receives mixed reactions – while some say it keeps readers glued until the end, others note it lacks sufficient detail. The book’s readability is also mixed, with some finding it enjoyable while others say it’s not an easy read. Customers describe the horror content as terrifying and disturbing, while the language receives mixed feedback with some appreciating its exquisite quality while others note the lack of paragraphs. The pacing receives criticism for being too slow at times.
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