Off the Shelf Festival: Heart, Be At Peace - Donal Ryan and Whale Fall - Elizabeth O’Connor

Donal Ryan is an award winning author from County Tipperary. Set in rural Ireland, Heart, Be At Peace is told in twenty-one voices. With Donal’s trademark understanding of what it is to be human this is a stunning lyrical novel from a consistently brilliant Irish writer. 

The ominous appearance of a beached whale on a remote island in 1938 is the backdrop of a world on the edge of great tumult. Elizabeth O’Connor’s astonishing first novel Whale Fall was one of the Observer’s debuts of the year.  

This event is part of Off the Shelf: Festival of Words from the University of Sheffield. The full festival programme is available here: https://offtheshelf.org.uk/events/ 

The event is organised by the Off the Shelf Festival. Views expressed at this event do not reflect those of Sheffield Museums.