When the very naive, 19 year old Fionn Costello becomes disillusioned by the lack of intimacy in her short marriage, she makes a decision that reverberates through the next generation.
After a spell of wanton excitement and deep, sensual fulfilment, with the handsome new priest, cold reality hits and she’s left pregnant and devastated. Her husband Ethan has no inkling of anything untoward and is thrilled when Fionn gives birth to their son.
But as Callum grows up, his violent temper has everyone reeling. His vicious attacks on other children, animals and people in authority divide the family into two.
Life changes significantly for the Costellos when Ethan’s uncle is tragically killed in a mysterious accident and Ethan inherits Uncle Tommy’s thriving business – breeding and training racehorses. From the outside everything looks picture-perfect but behind closed doors, it couldn’t be further from the truth.
The wedge between the family deepens. Huge cracks appear in Fionn and Ethan’s marriage and things take a sinister turn when a body is found floating in the family swimming pool. This is the just the beginning of a vicious trail of devastation that is left in Callum’s wake.
Fionn’s unequivocal love for her son means that she protects and defends him at all costs.
But when his attentions turn to her and he pushes her into something that goes far beyond the realms of motherhood, it seems there’s only one thing she can do.
Set in County Clare, Ireland, from the late seventies to 2008, A Son to Die is a gritty, gripping and thrilling read. Definitely not for the faint-hearted, this is a rag to riches story and a love story fused into one. It’s also an insight into the devastating repercussions of lies and deceit and questions just how far a mother will go to protect her son. Psychologically stimulating, direct and thought-provoking this refreshing novel will shock you to the core.
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When the very naive, 19 year old Fionn Costello becomes disillusioned by the lack of intimacy in her short marriage, she makes a decision that reverberates through the next generation.
After a spell of wanton excitement and deep, sensual fulfilment, with the handsome new priest, cold reality hits and she’s left pregnant and devastated. Her husband Ethan has no inkling of anything untoward and is thrilled when Fionn gives birth to their son.
But as Callum grows up, his violent temper has everyone reeling. His vicious attacks on other children, animals and people in authority divide the family into two.
Life changes significantly for the Costellos when Ethan’s uncle is tragically killed in a mysterious accident and Ethan inherits Uncle Tommy’s thriving business – breeding and training racehorses. From the outside everything looks picture-perfect but behind closed doors, it couldn’t be further from the truth.
The wedge between the family deepens. Huge cracks appear in Fionn and Ethan’s marriage and things take a sinister turn when a body is found floating in the family swimming pool. This is the just the beginning of a vicious trail of devastation that is left in Callum’s wake.
Fionn’s unequivocal love for her son means that she protects and defends him at all costs.
But when his attentions turn to her and he pushes her into something that goes far beyond the realms of motherhood, it seems there’s only one thing she can do.
Set in County Clare, Ireland, from the late seventies to 2008, A Son to Die is a gritty, gripping and thrilling read. Definitely not for the faint-hearted, this is a rag to riches story and a love story fused into one. It’s also an insight into the devastating repercussions of lies and deceit and questions just how far a mother will go to protect her son. Psychologically stimulating, direct and thought-provoking this refreshing novel will shock you to the core.
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