House Silas - Lark Ascending - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: This beautiful book is shot through with such tenderness and humanity such love and courage and beauty and hope that it feels almost like a prayer. Margaret Renkl author of Late Migrations A timely powerful story of survival set in the not - too - distant future reminding us to always hold on to hope even in the worst of times. With fires devastating much of America Lark and his family first leave their home in Maryland for Maine. But as the country increasingly falls under the grip of religious nationalism it becomes clear that nowhere is safe not just from physical disasters but also persecution. The family secures a place on a crowded boat headed to Ireland the last place on earth rumored to be accepting American refugees. Upon arrival it turns out that the safe harbor of Ireland no longer exists either and Lark the sole survivor of the trans - Atlantic voyage must disappear into the countryside. As he runs for his life Lark finds two equally lost and desperate souls: one of the last remaining dogs who becomes his closest companion and a fierce mysterious woman in search of her lost son. Together they form a makeshift family and attempt to reach Glendalough a place they believe will offer protection. But can any community provide the safety that they seek? Lark Ascending is a moving and unforgettable story of friendship and bravery and even more a story of the ongoing fight to protect our per sonal freedoms and find our shared humanity from a writer at the peak of his powers.
Title: Lark Ascending
Author(s): House Silas
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Barcode: 9781643751597
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 9/27/2022
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction