Opis
Cyril Avery is constantly reminded by his adoptive parents that he isn't an authentic member of the Avery family. This leaves him questioning his own identity. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl who was banished from her rural Irish hometown, Cyril is adopted by an affluent yet unconventional couple in Dublin, thanks to the help of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun. His life remains unsteady, with his only stable connection being his profound friendship with the alluring and somewhat perilous Julian Woodbead. As a man subject to the whims of chance and fate, Cyril spends his life trying to understand who he is and unravel his past. Over the span of seventy years, he embarks on a quest to find his identity, a sense of belonging, and more. John Boyne's The Heart's Invisible Furies eloquently narrates this journey, weaving in the broader historical backdrop of Ireland from the 1940s to the present, and invokes both laughter and tears while celebrating the resilient spirit of humanity.