The Queen of Dirt Island

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Discover the emotional, bestselling novel about four generations of women and the stories that bind them, from the Booker longlisted author Of<i> Strange Flowers</i></b><i><b>.</b></i></p><p>'One of the finest novelists writing today... <b>a haunting, exquisite masterpiece</b>.' RACHEL JOYCE</p><p>'Endlessly surprising and <b>incredibly moving</b>' DAVID NICHOLLS</p><p>'<b>Beautiful, compassionate</b> ... Donal Ryan at his inimitable best.' MAGGIE O'FARRELL</p><p>___________</p><p>The Aylward women are mad about each other, but you wouldn't always think it.</p><p>You'd have to know them - in spite of what neighbours might say about raised voices and dramatic scenes - to know that that their house is a place of peace, filled with love, a refuge from the sadness and cruelty of the world.</p><p>The head of the family, Nana, is a woman who has buried two sons and whose life has been the family farm.</p><p>Her daughter-in-law, Eileen, is estranged from her own parents, having 'shamed' them and given birth to Saoirse.</p><p>And then there's Saoirse herself, eavesdropping on lives she cannot comprehend.</p><p>It is only when they must battle for the inheritance of Dirt Island - a narrow strip of land adjacent to Eileen's childhood home - that they truly understand the roots that bind their lives together.</p><p>_________</p><p>'The prose drips like honey off a spoon' <b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b></p><p>'Beautifully poised, sad, poetic and human....I loved every single line.' <b>IAN RANKIN</b></p><p>'A generous mosaic of a novel about the staying power of love and pride and history and family<b>' </b> <b>COLUM McCANN</b></p><p>'His paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show' <b>ANNE ENRIGHT</b></p><p>'A life-enhancing talent' <b>SEBASTIAN BARRY</b></p><p>'I would struggle to think of any other Irish author working today who writes with as much compassion as Donal Ryan' <b>LOUISE O'NEILL</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781804991077

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 126 x 22 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publ. Ltd UK