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The Wayward Man
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ISBN13: 9781026078723
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 454
Weight: 1.39
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Wayward Man is a compelling psychological study and sea-faring adventure that captures the restless spirit of Robert Dunwoody, a young man born into a strict, religious Belfast household. St. John Greer Ervine explores the profound tension between familial obligation and the siren call of the unknown. When Robert defies his mother's wish for him to enter the ministry, he flees the suffocating confines of his Irish upbringing for a life of wandering across the Atlantic and beyond.
As a work of realist fiction, this novel delves deep into the motivations of a protagonist who finds himself perpetually caught between two worlds: the stability of home and the unpredictable freedom of the sea. Ervine's masterful characterization brings to life the sights and sounds of early 20th-century Belfast and the rugged reality of maritime life. The Wayward Man is more than a simple coming-of-age story; it is a poignant meditation on the nature of discontent and the difficult search for identity in a world of rigid social and religious expectations.
Readers of classic Irish literature will find a rich, evocative narrative that balances domestic drama with expansive travel, all while questioning whether a truly wayward heart can ever find peace in the place it started.
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