An edition of The Gathering (2007)

The Gathering

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An edition of The Gathering (2007)

The Gathering

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Anne Enright is a dazzling writer of international stature and one of Ireland’s most singular voices. Now she delivers The Gathering, a moving, evocative portrait of a large Irish family and a shot of fresh blood into the Irish literary tradition, combining the lyricism of the old with the shock of the new. The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan are gathering in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother, Liam, drowned in the sea. His sister, Veronica, collects the body and keeps the dead man company, guarding the secret she shares with him—something that happened in their grandmother’s house in the winter of 1968. As Enright traces the line of betrayal and redemption through three generations her distinctive intelligence twists the world a fraction and gives it back to us in a new and unforgettable light. The Gathering is a daring, witty, and insightful family epic, clarified through Anne Enright’s unblinking eye. It is a novel about love and disappointment, about how memories warp and secrets fester, and how fate is written in the body, not in the stars.

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English
Pages
272

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The gathering
The gathering
2011, Vintage
in English
Cover of: Retrouvailles
Retrouvailles: roman
2009, Actes Sud
in French
Cover of: The Gathering
The Gathering
January 9, 2008, Thorndike Press
Hardcover in English - Lrg edition
Cover of: Gathering
Gathering
2008, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: The Gathering
The Gathering
September 10, 2007, Grove Press, Black Cat
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Gathering .
The Gathering .
2007, Grove Press, Distributed by Publishers Group.
in English
Cover of: The gathering
The gathering
2007, Black Cat, Distributed by Publishers Group West
in English
Cover of: The gathering
The gathering
2007, Black Cat, Distributed by Publishers Group West
in English

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
272
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Weight
11.4 ounces

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Open Library
OL9311044M
ISBN 10
0802170390
ISBN 13
9780802170392
Library Thing
2875319
Goodreads
998133

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