Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, a sparkling family story of love, betrayal and reunion Nell 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. Over them both falls the long shadow of Carmel's famous father, an Irish poet of beautiful words and brutal actions. From our greatest chronicler of family life, The Wren, The Wren is a story of the love that can unite us, and the individual acts that threaten this vital bond.
Fiction: general and literary, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Paperback
Anne Enright
288 pages
H: 198mm W: 131mm Spine: 18mm
Weight: 204 grams