The Planter’s Daughter
“Contentious subjects are handled with a lightness of touch and a humanity rare in public discourse…an impressive achievement.” — Ronan McGreevy, the Irish Times.
Lanigan’s writing holds a sense of hope and humanity that urges you to keep reading long after you intended to put the book down for the night. — Irish Examiner
“Beautifully written and ripe with intrigue… expertly weaves in themes of climate change, gender identity and race, against a backdrop of Ireland’s troubled history and our deep, ancient connection to the land.” — Michelle McDonagh, author of Some of This Is True
“Gripping, compelling and written with a deft touch.” — Awais Khan, author of No Honour and In the Company of Strangers
The future is under threat. But the past won’t lie down.
Sadhbh Drummond was landed gentry, a passionate eco-warrior, and left a trail of broken hearts and wrecked marriages behind her. So when her burned body is found in a forestry plantation in West Cork, it soon becomes clear that her death was not an accident. Her Anglo-Irish heritage and great beauty marked her as an outsider, and her campaigns to save the land and climate activism put her into conflict with many, including local farmer Tom Keating and resentful stepdaughter Sinead Furlong.
When Detective Inspector Rosa Keane is called on to investigate, she soon learns about age-old resentments dating back to the War of Independence. But with a town closing ranks and Rosa secretly grappling with her own gender identity, can she and Kevin discover what happened to Sadhbh before it’s too late?
Susan Lanigan 