SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 Vivid and memorable.SARAH MOSS ''Luminous.'' Observer ''I utterly ADORED it.'' MARIAN KEYES He handed the easel to the boatman, reaching down the pier wall towards the sea. Mr Lloyd has decided to travel to the island by boat without enginethe authentic experience. Unbeknownst to him, Mr Masson will also soon be arriving for the summerBoth will strive to encapsulate the truth of this place - one in his paintings, the other by capturing its speech, the language he hopes to preserve. But the people who live on this rockthree miles long and half-a-mile widehave their own views on what is being recorded, what is being taken and what is given in returnSoft summer days pass, and the islanders are forced to question what they value and what they desire. As the autumn beckons, and the visitors head home, there will be a reckoning. ''Beautifully