Walk the Blue Fields

Walk the Blue Fields tells of lives in an Ireland dealing with its history. A woman with long hair moves into a priest's home and sets his furniture alight. A forester mortgages his land and looks for a wife in a coastal town. A farmer wakes half naked and finds the money almost gone. A Harvard student travels south for his birthday at his stepfather's seaside home, and a teenage immigrant explains why she is going. In the title story, a priest waits for a bride and recalls a love affair.

Why You Should Read?

• Follow a priest as he waits at the altar and battles memories of a love affair.
• Meet a forester who mortgages his land and looks for a wife in a seaside town.
• Experience a Christmas when the electricity goes out after a long-haired woman moves into the priest's house.

About the Author

Claire Keegan is an Irish writer born in 1968. She writes short stories and novellas. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Best American Short Stories, Granta, and The Paris Review. Two of her novellas have been adapted as films.