The wren, the wren
Enright, Anne, 1962-2024
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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] : Vintage, 2024.
Collation:
276 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2023.
ISBN:
9781529922905 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Related title:
The Wren, The Wren [electronic resource] : Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024
Subject:
BRN:
2439706