Land

In Land by Maggie O'Farrell, a father and son story unfolds as historical fiction with a quiet, haunting edge—ideal for readers who like their mysteries rooted in place. Set on a windswept Irish peninsula in 1865, not long after the Great Hunger, it follows Tomas and ten-year-old Liam as they work on the Ordnance Survey, helping to map a country still marked by loss.

Tomas wants these maps to hold more than measurements: he’s determined they’ll remember what happened. But with British soldiers due to inspect the work, an unsettling encounter in a woodland pulls Tomas off course, and Liam is left trying to make sense of his father’s sudden, frightening change—while still finding a way to finish the job.

Perfect for fans of literary fiction, Irish history, father–son relationships, and subtle ghost story atmospheres.

Step into **Land** and see what the landscape refuses to forget.