Description

1920s Dublin. An ailing artist, Harry Clarke, struggles to complete a visionary masterpiece in stained glass, while ambitious art student Colette must choose: the conventional marriage her strict father plans, or her artistic dream to work for Clarke.
Based on real events, this is the story of a beloved Irish artist, “one of the strangest geniuses of his time”, and his controversial Geneva Window. Intended as Ireland’s gift to the League of Nations, its content shocks the conservative Free State Government. As Harry Clarke battles his demons and worsening health, the fate of his stunning artwork hangs in the balance, as does Colette’s relationship with her father.

Runner-up, Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair 2025, an international competition for debut novels Top 100 out of almost 3,000 entries in the Bath Novel award 2025