The River Capture (Paperback) Short-listed for Irish Book Awards Eason Book Club Novel of the Year 2019 (Ireland) and Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award 2020 (Ireland) and Dalkey Literary Awards: Novel of the Year 2020 (Ireland).

'Exceptional' The Times 'Luminous . . . Unexpected' Guardian Shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, the Dalkey Literary Awards and the Kerry Group Awards Luke O'Brien has left Dublin to live a quiet life on the bend of the River Sullane. Alone in his big house, he longs for a return to his family's heyday and turns to books for solace. One morning a young woman arrives at his door, presenting Luke and his family with an almost impossible dilemma.