The wren, the wren
Enright, Anne, 1962-2023
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Carmel had been alone all her life. She had been alone since she was twelve years old. The baby knew all this. They looked at each other, and all of time was there. The baby knew how vast her mother's loneliness had been. Nell - funny, brave and so much loved - is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the world, she finds her family history hard to escape. For her mother, Carmel, Nell's leaving home opens a space in her heart, where the turmoil of a lifetime begins to churn. And across the generations falls the long shadow of Carmel's famous father, an Irish poet of beautiful words and brutal actions. This is a meditation on love: spiritual, romantic, darkly sexual or genetic. A generational saga that traces the inheritance not just of trauma but also of wonder, it is a testament to the glorious resilience of women in the face of promises false and true. Above all, it is an exploration of the love between mother and daughter - sometimes fierce, often painful, but always transcendent.
Main title:
The wren, the wren / Anne Enright.
Author:
Enright, Anne, 1962-, author
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2023.©2023
Collation:
276 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781787334618978178733461897817873346189781787334618
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
542271
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | ENRI | Onloan - Due: 01 Oct 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | ENRI | On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 12 Sep 2024) |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | ENRI | Onloan - Due: 08 Oct 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | ENRI | Onloan - Due: 18 Oct 2024 |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | ENRI | Onloan - Due: 11 Oct 2024 |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | ENRI | Onloan - Due: 11 Oct 2024 |