Pilgrim

By Louise Hall

Deeply moving and evocative prose. Haunting, tender yet hopeful. Pilgrim is a beautiful read that lingers. - Carmel Harrington In this cynical age it's a joy to encounter such sincerity, and wonderfully unexpected to see contemporary fiction as a profession of fervent yet gentle faith. Louise is a brave and humane writer, a breath of the freshest air. - Donal Ryan After a major row with his wife, Sarah, Charlie Carthy storms out of the family home. Just hours later he finds out that Sarah has become the victim of a hit and run driver and is in critical condition in hospital. Sarah's death and Charlie's self-absorbing grief throws their daughter Jen's life into turmoil. Will an unwanted pilgrimage to Medjugorje heal Jen and Charlie's relationship, or, should Jen prepare to lose her remaining parent? Told with a deep humanity and grace, Pilgrim is a story about a man who feels he has nothing to live for, and a daughter who is determined to prove him wrong.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Release date: Sep 14, 2018
• ISBN: 9781781176177

Louise Hall

Louise Hall is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and short stories from Dublin, Ireland. Her non-fiction works include, Medjugorje: what it means to me (2012) and Medjugorje and Me: a collection of stories from across the world (2014). The latter was translated into Italian -I Miracoli di Medjugorje -and published by Edizioni Piemme in 2016. Louise's first fiction novel, Pilgrim, was published by Ireland's oldest publishing house, Mercier Press, in 2018. The novel received endorsements from award winning authors, Donal Ryan and Carmel Harrington. In 2020, during the worldwide pandemic, Louise published, Little Book of Hope, a pocketbook of reflections to help guide people through the difficult times. Her short stories, Frankie's List, Turlough's Dream and Ballymun Chaos are published online in the Irish Times literary section. Louise is represented by Sonia Land of Sheil Land Associates in London.