This is a story told from 3 major perspectives. We have a refugee who leaves his home to Ireland hoping to start a better life for his wife and daughter. We have a young 20 something who is working for a elderly care home and our last perspective is from an elderly Irish man who is dying.

When I first started this book I didn't feel like I was getting along with it very well but then I kept going and found that as the story progressed I really started to enjoy the story lines of the characters more and more.

I will say of the 3 separate narratives the refugees story was the least enjoyable for me. I think his story line was a little unnecessary for the story but I did like seeing how all three of these men ending up connecting at the end of the story.

I think as a ManBooker longlisted work this was beautifully written and it was an interesting story that really did make me think which is one of my favorite parts about the ManBooker works.