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The Searcher is a highly anticipated book set in the Irish countryside, focusing on the lives of two men, Cal Hooper and Trey Reddy, who are trying to find peace after their father's return. Cal and Lena are ready to protect Trey, but Trey wants revenge. The novel explores the themes of retribution, sacrifice, and family in a setting where the protagonists must decide what they will do for their loved ones and what sacrifices they will make for revenge.
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ONE
Trey, a young woman, comes over a mountain carrying a broken chair. She is hesitant to let the woman who owns the chair into her business, and she doesn't have the inclination to make conversation for the length of the car journey. Her dog Banjo, a black and tan mutt, is more talkative than Trey and gets his name from a banjo-shaped patch of white on his belly. Trey leaves the chair at Banjo's owner, Cal Hooper, who has named him Rip. They spend much of their time together, and Trey takes the chair to Cal's place.
Trey and Cal mend furniture and buy old wrecked furniture to sell at the Saturday market in Kilcarrow town. They sell a side table that turned out to be almost two hundred years old for a hundred and eighty quid. The chair Trey is carrying has two stretchers and one leg in splinters, but once they fix it, no one will be able to tell it was ever broken.
Trey's house is far up the mountain, but it crowds her with her older siblings, Liam and Alanna, and Maeve. Their mother, Lena Dunne, is a talker and laugher, but Trey finds the image inaccessible. Banjo, delighted with himself, drops a small, dark object that Trey can smell coming a mile off. Cal calls Banjo a big old baby, but Rip is the kind of scrapper who could get a leg chopped off and keep on coming.
Trey, accustomed to the steep slopes of a mountain, walks her way through the fields and the haymaking process. She comes out of the trees and into the cleared ground behind her house, which has been painted and patched a few years ago but still has an air of exhaustion. The yard is weeds and dust, scattered with toys Liam and Alanna used for toys. Trey keeps things separate from her school friends and doesn't hang around with people from Ardnakelty.
Trey enters the kitchen and hears her father's laugh. He shakes off heather and dirt, and he lunges for his water bowl. Trey stands still for a minute before going into the hall and stopping outside the sitting room. Her father is sitting in the middle of the sofa, leaning back and grinning. They are excited but uncertain about their father's presence. Trey thinks about leaving but wants to see him to know for sure.
Johnny Reddy asks Trey about her age, and she answers that she is fifteen. Johnny Reddy suggests that she might be too late to get a Christmas present for them. Trey tells him that Sheila makes money at it and that she bought the new microwave. Johnny laughs and winks at Trey, who remembers him as a middling-sized man with mousy brown hair and jeans. The sitting room looks even messier around him.
Cal, a young man living in Ardnakelty, is adjusting to the Irish weather in his new home. He is adjusting to the heat, which is slightly unsettling for him, as it is at odds with the landscape's subtlety and flux. The heat has caused farmers to struggle with their schedules for silage and hay, making the sheep irritable and threatening grazing. The heat has also turned Cal's beard into a heat trap, making him feel like he has a tropical climate. Despite this, Cal is fond of his beard, which was originally connected to his early retirement.
Cal's house, an undersized 1930s cottage, is cool even in the heat. The walls are thick and solid, and he has acquired furniture to expand on the previous owners' leftovers. He has also acquired a dog, Rip, who is half beagle and half wolverine. The open window leads to an exuberant riot of birds, who are enjoying the heat and the abundance of bugs it brings. The breeze flows in softly, and a bumblebee blunders in with it, eventually swerving off into the sunlight.
In summary, Cal is adapting to the Irish weather in his new home, adjusting to the heat and the changing landscape.
Cal and Trey are a couple who have been trying to build a relationship with their rook colony, but they are not exactly what they had in mind. They have been trying to leave them leftovers and enjoy fucking with him. When they get bored, they yell down Cal's chimney, drop rocks into his fireplace, or bang on his windows.
Trey comes in the door alone, playing tag around the yard or hassling the rooks. They know the boundaries of Cal's land, which is ten acres, more than enough to keep them occupied. Trey brings a chair from her mother over the mountain, and Cal asks her to take it into their workshop. The workshop is small and sunny, painted with leftovers from the rest of the house, and filled with clutter. Cal and Trey have built a sturdy shelving unit for boxes of tools, pegboards on the walls, and a worktable, lathe bench, and stack of mixed scrap wood for repairs.
Trey inspects the damage to the chair, which Cal believes was knocked over by a cat. Cal tells Trey that her Jayden, who is in his school, is a prick and hits little kids. Cal decides to stain the chair with oak and white wood, and Trey starts poking around the scrap wood. Cal then goes out to the kitchen and dusts off the chair with a soft cloth, leaving space for the kid to talk into if she feels like it.
Trey, a teenager, has grown since her first appearance in Cal's backyard two years ago. She now has a new clarity and can have conversations with Cal. However, Cal is having more trouble with her growing anxiety and fear of what could happen at fifteen. Trey's dad came home this morning, and Cal is worried about his reaction. He decides to call Miss Lena to see if she can stay overnight.
Trey initially refuses, but Cal eventually agrees. He sends her over after dinner and tells her to tell her mama or ask Miss Lena to. Trey uses an old oak sleeper to clean up the mess and wrings it out. Cal assures her that she will deal with the situation if her dad doesn't approve.
Trey is still not talkative, even by her own standards. Rip and Banjo come in for attention, and Trey squats to make a fuss over them. The dogs flop down for a rest, and Trey picks up her rag again and gets back to work.
In summary, Trey is growing as a teenager, and Cal is struggling with her fears and fears. He tries to reassure Trey by sending her over to Miss Lena, but she remains uncommunicative. The dogs Rip and Banjo come in for attention, and Trey squats to make a fuss. The dogs play tug-of-war, and Trey picks up her rag and goes back to work.
Cal is a man who never expected Trey's father to come home, and Johnny Reddy has always struck him as a type he's encountered before. He can't think of a good reason why he might want to come back to this place, the one where he can't announce himself as anything other than what he is. Lena is hanging her washing on the line, taking an unreasonable amount of private pleasure in this job. When she turns around, Johnny Reddy leans on her back gate and looks at her up and down. He confirms that the men who age best are the feckless ones.
Lena tells Johnny that he was in London, making his fortune. He tells her that the place hasn't changed a bit, and word still travels fast around the place. He gives her an affectionate smile and asks her to come for a walk with him. He opens her gate wide and sweeps a hand towards it, inviting her to come for a walk. Lena looks at Johnny, who still has that smile, the wide impish crinkle that woke her reckless side and lured her into thinking the stakes were low.
Sheila Brady, who was Lena's friend back then, kept believing the stakes were low until she came up pregnant. Johnny's momentum took their kids along too, and Lena has got fonder of Trey Reddy than she is of just about any other human being. Sheila is sick of the sight of the fields and wants to help her enjoy them. Johnny offers to teach Lena how to call anyone that annoys her a son of a grasshopper, and she picks up her wash basket and goes inside.
Trey watches Johnny from her kitchen window, noticing his sluggish accent and his lack of broken fingernails. Johnny, who always made a fine entrance, is now overgrown and unable to follow closely behind. Trey and Banjo head to Lena's house, where they hear moths and bats whirling and cows settling to sleep. The long summer evening is gone, and Trey is going over memories of her dad. Johnny used to distract their mother, dance around the kitchen floor, and occasionally hit them when something went wrong. He and Trey's brother, Brendan, would take the little girl to the kitchen.
TWO
Cal, a farmer, spends the morning in his vegetable patch, which he managed to keep from rooks, slugs, and rabbits last year. He uses a combination of beer traps, chicken wire, Rip, and a scarecrow to keep the plants from growing. The scarecrow has evolved over time, from an old shirt and jeans to a fake priest robe and a plastic zombie. Cal and Trey have rebuilt the scarecrow using motion-activated noises to scare the rooks.
This year, the growing conditions are different due to the heat, requiring more watering and weeding. The earth is less rich and has a harsher smell. Parsnips are thriving, while tomatoes are thriving. Rip, a St. Bernard, barks at Cal, causing him to think he's a escaped prisoner.
Cal notices a man walking across the field, who he believes is a beautiful dog. Cal is surprised that he doesn't look like Trey, but he is glad that he doesn't look like Trey. The story highlights the challenges faced by farmers in managing their vegetable patch and the challenges they face in the harsh climate.
Johnny Reddy, a man in Ardnakelty, is impressed by Cal Hooper, who has been helping fix up the place and is turning into a handy carpenter. Cal is grateful for Theresa's help and doesn't want her being a nuisance to him. Johnny explains that he doesn't know where she gets her woodworking skills from but he doesn't know where she gets it from.
Cal tries to explain that hinkiness is no longer his problem and that he doesn't need to do it now. He asks Rip to investigate, who is twitching to investigate. Johnny tells Cal that there's always room for a good carpenter, and there's always room for Theresa to go anywhere in the world with that.
Cal admits that he was a police officer before coming to Ardnakelty, and he believes that a policeman is a great thing to have handy in an outa-the-way place like this. He believes that a policeman is a great thing to have handy, especially in an outa-the-way place like this. Ardnakelty is opposed to cops on general principle, and Cal is retired.
Johnny tells Cal that he doesn't police unless he's getting paid for it. Cal agrees that he would rather Theresa got a taste for carpentry than policing, but he wouldn't want her putting herself in harm's way.
Cal, a six-foot-four man, is in better shape than he has been since he was twenty and is trying to make nice with Johnny, a weedy little runt who seems to have a fighting skill. Cal wants to make sure Johnny doesn't saw off a thumb but doesn't want to talk about Alyssa. He wants to get across harmlessness and that he has one child, who lives back in the States but visits Cal every Christmas.
Mart Lavin, a sixty-year-old man, is stumping them in his back field. He hasn't aged a day since arriving and is a little wiry and gap-toothed. Mart has acquired a new hat, which he believes is a decoy from Senan Maguire, who had been accused of taking the hat and sneaking around his farm. Cal hopes the new hat will defuse the situation.
Mart tells Johnny that he has always been a dapper fella and that there's no place like London. He believes that a man gets a fierce longing on him for home and that the songs say that a man gets a fierce longing for him. Mart's personal boogeyman is boredom, which he considers to be a farmer's greatest danger. His return is likely to relieve boredom.
Johnny tells Cal that Dumbo Gannon, the little fella with the big ears, died while he was off gallivanting. He took a heart attack and died on the sofa. If she had been a bit longer with the washing, he could have taken the whole house with him. Cal is saddened by the news and reminds himself that he was primed to do that, no matter what the man turned out to be like.
Johnny and Mart are friends who have a long-standing relationship. Johnny is a man who has been involved in a violent incident with Dumbo, and Mart is a man who believes that Dumbo might believe him. They both look at Cal, who is a trusting person, and they discuss their plans for a homecoming party.
Mart has an idea that could improve the townland by creating an underground pneumatic railway. He suggests that if they could get one of these, they could be able to get through the mountain and out the other side in no time. Johnny agrees, but he also mentions that their previous tunnel was closed down and sealed off.
Mart explains that he only came to his place to let Johnny know not to be trying to get his hooks into him. Cal doesn't want any favors from Mart, but he does want to save himself the booze money. Mart decides to go to Johnny's place tomorrow night, bringing popcorn and a bottle of Jameson. Cal agrees to ignore Johnny and instead saves himself the booze money.
Mart is in favor of paying heed to the sly fuckers, as they never know when something important will come up. He nudges Cal's tomatoes, saying that they are coming along well and that if they have a few left, they can find him. He whistles for Kojak and starts off towards his own land, crossing Johnny Reddy's trail.
In summary, the story revolves around a group of friends who are trying to solve a problem they have been stuck in. They are inspired by the idea of underground pneumatic railways and the potential benefits it could bring to the town.
Cal and Lena spend their evenings in a quiet, calm environment, enjoying bourbon, music, and playing cards. They are not interested in Johnny Reddy, who is spotted on their land, but Cal wants to do something quick before Johnny starts causing trouble. Lena's mother, Daisy, ignores the stick and goes to sleep beside Lena's chair.
Cal asks Lena about feeding her dinner, and she tells him that Sheila might have bitta food lying around the house. Sheila knows she can come back to Cal's place if she needs it. Cal suggests going home tonight to avoid making her a target of gossip. Rip and Nellie engage in a tug-of-war with the stick, and Rip wins. Cal hurls it back into the darkness, and they disappear again.
Johnny is nice to Lena, but he has plenty of faults. He used to punch his lights out, but he doesn't now. Johnny is in great form, buying pub drinks and sharing adventures from London. He is the talk of the town, buying pub drinks, and being good to everyone.
Cal doesn't want the kid around Johnny, but he gradually thinks of Trey as his own. He sees it in the same way as the drystone walls that define the fields around them, which have cohesion and stand solid through weather and time. He can't tell whether he would have done anything differently if he had expected Johnny to come home, bringing with him the fact that Trey is not Cal's in any way that carries any weight at all.
Lena and Cal are discussing Trey's situation with Johnny Reddy, who is a young boy with a strong mentality. Lena believes that Trey is a good kid, but she doesn't want to let him get too involved in his problems. Cal, on the other hand, is not a moody man and doesn't expect her to fix his moods.
Lena decides not to make Cal's moods her responsibility, as she values his calmness and understanding of trouble. She suggests giving Johnny cash, but Lena insists it's not for the money, but for a story about being a big hero or bandit. Cal's restlessness stops her from sharing her thoughts with him, as she knows the stakes here are different for both of them.
Lena adds the tightness in Cal's face and the fact that she finds herself shielding him to the list of reasons she despises Johnny Reddy. She also feels that he hasn't been in town long enough to muddy the shine on his shoes or smile, and already, without even aiming to, is making problems where there were none.
