Anne Enright
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The Millions, and Literary Hub An incandescent novel from one of our greatest living novelists (The Times) about the inheritance of trauma, wonder, and love across three generations of women. Nell McDaragh never knew her grandfather, the celebrated Irish poet Phil McDaragh. But his love poems seem to speak directly to her. Restless and wryly self-assured, at twenty-two Nell leaves her mother Carmel’s...
Author
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
"Spanning thirty years and three continents, The Green Road tells the story of Rosaleen, matriarch of the Madigan family, and her four children" --
"Ardeevin, County Clare, Ireland. 1980. When her oldest brother Dan announces he will enter the priesthood, young Hanna watches her mother howl in agony and retreat to her room. In the years that follow, the Madigan children leave one by one: Dan for the frenzy of New York under the shadow of AIDS; Constance...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From the Man Booker Prize-winner, a brilliant and moving novel about celebrity, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths. Katherine O'Dell is an Irish theater legend. As her daughter Norah retraces her mother's celebrated career and bohemian life, she delves into long-kept secrets, both her mother's and her own. Katherine began her career on Ireland's bus-and-truck circuit before making it to London's West End,...
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Edited by an iconic musician and an award-winning writer, an array of talented contributors challenge the male dominance and sexism that have been hard-coded in canons of music, literature, and film, while also discussing the female artists that matter to them and their own personal experiences.