Darragh McKeon Books

"Chinatown, New York. After a chance encounter with an old friend, Simon Hanlon - an Irish architect - experiences a seizure, his first in almost thirty years. Soon, they come to him daily. As he awaits a brain operation, Simon turns his mind back to his childhood on a farm near the Irish border. At fifteen, he was present when an IRA bomb exploded at the Remembrance Sunday parade in Enniskillen. It was in the following weeks that his seizures first began. Now, he is compelled to seek out the bomber from the remnants of his past, and to ask himself the question- Why do we harm each other? Remembrance Sunday is a moving and unforgettable novel about love, empathy and the ways in which history imprints itself upon our hearts and minds."--Provided by publisher.

Set in 1986 Russia, the narrative weaves together the lives of a nine-year-old piano prodigy who plays in silence, his aunt concealing her dissident history while working in a factory, and a surgeon engrossed in his profession to escape his troubled marriage. These interconnected stories reveal the struggles and aspirations of individuals living under the weight of a repressive regime, highlighting themes of creativity, resilience, and the complexities of personal relationships amidst societal constraints.

Coloured sheets of paper fall from the sky. This is their first indication that something serious has happened. Each sheet bears a message: you have three hours to evacuate, bring only one suitcase... For a child piano prodigy, a dissident factory worker, a broken-hearted surgeon and unknowing others, this disaster will change their lives forever.

Abril de 1986. En un bloque de pisos en Moscú un niño prodigio toca el piano. Al mismo tiempo, en la Ucrania soviética y a quince kilómetros de la central nuclear de Chernóbil, Artiom, un joven campesino, se despierta temprano para ir de caza con su padre. Nada más salir al aire libre, ve que el cielo está rojo y que las vacas están sangrando por las orejas. En Moscú María, periodista y antigua disidente, ha acabado trabajando en una fábrica. Su exmarido Grigori, un destacado cirujano, es uno de los primeros voluntarios que viajan a la zona del desastre. Darragh McKeon escribió Todo lo que es sólido se disuelve en el aire durante diez años pero al leerla la sensación es de frescura, de vitalidad. Cuesta interrumpir su lectura. Una historia de amor y de heroísmo sobre el drama histórico de Chernóbil. Una gran y sorprendente novela sobre el fin de un imperio.