Set in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two women, Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet.

Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children.

The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between.

Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage.

The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one, and freedom for the other.

Addictive as Big Little Lies, with a depth and compassion that rivals the works of Claire Keegan, Elizabeth Strout, and Colm Tóiíbn, The Coast Road is a story about the limits placed on womens lives in Ireland only a generation ago, and the consequences women have suffered trying to gain independence. Award-winning Irish author Alan Murrin reminds us of the price we are forced to pay to find freedom.