In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for NewYork. On board are hundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more desperate. Among them are a maid with a devastating secret, the bankrupt Lord Merridith, his wife and children, and a killer stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution.

This journey will see many lives end, others begin anew. Passionate loves are tenderly recalled, shirked responsibilities regretted too late, and profound relationships shockingly revealed. In this spellbinding tale of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the farther the ship sails toward the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past that will never let them go.

As urgently contemporary as it is historical, this exciting and compassionate novel builds with the pace of a thriller to a stunning conclusion.

约瑟夫•奥康纳（Joseph O'Connor）：

1963年出生于爱尔兰首府都柏林，为家中长子，其妹为知名歌手西尼德• 奥康纳。已著有18部文学作品，其中包括小说、随笔、剧本等多种形式。2004年推出的长篇小说《海洋之星》为他在世界范围内赢得了广泛的声誉，荣获《爱尔兰邮报》文学奖、美国图书馆协会奖、法国玛德琳·泽普特欧洲文学奖、《纽约时报》年度好书、《经济学人》年度好书，并被Vintage选入“未来的经典”书系。其后推出的《幽灵之光》《影子游戏》等著作亦好评连连，其中《影子游戏》获爱尔兰图书奖年度小说奖，并入围2019科斯塔奖决选名单，两届布克奖得主彼得• 凯里称赞道：“在世的作家中极少有人能通过如此华丽的词句，让我们切实感受过往。约瑟夫• 奥康纳是个奇迹，《影子游戏》是本非凡的杰作。”

陈超：

青年翻译家。代表译作有《奥威尔作品全集》《巨人的陨落》《海洋之星》《卑微者之歌》《飘》《且问风尘》《在路上》等。目前定居加拿大。