Het werk van Anne Enright duikt in de complexiteit van menselijke relaties en familielijken, vaak gesitueerd in een Iers landschap. Haar schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door een indringend inzicht in de psychologie van personages en een verkenning van verborgen emoties. Door haar literaire inspanningen probeert ze waarheden over ervaring en herinnering te ontdekken. Haar romans worden geprezen om hun stilistische verfijning en diepgang.
De samenkomst is een prachtig geschreven epos waarin Anne Enright het portret schetst van drie opeenvolgende generaties van een Ierse familie. Het is ook het verhaal van de ingrijpende gevolgen van het onstuimige liefdesleven van Ada Merriman aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw – een seksuele geschiedenis die pas met de zelfverkozen dood van haar kleinzoon Liam tot een verrassende ontknoping komt.
A villainous heroine finds herself plunged into a seductive world of power, politics and murder in the court of the vampire king in this bloodthirsty debut from an unmissable new voice in fantasy romance.
Anne Enright, one of Ireland's most remarkable writers, has just had two babies: a girl and a boy. An antidote to the high-minded, polemical 'How-to' baby manuals, Making Babies also bears a visceral and dreamlike witness to the first years of parenthood.
Carmel had been alone all her life. The baby knew this. They looked at each other, and all of time was there. The baby knew how vast her mother's loneliness had been.A contemporary novel of daughterhood and motherhood, from the Booker Prize-winning Irish author'A magnificent novel'SALLY ROONEY, author of NORMAL PEOPLE'Might just be her best yet'LOUISE KENNEDY, author of TRESPASSES'Gem-packed language... A must-read'MARGARET ATWOOD, author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE (via Twitter)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 multigenerational novel 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.'One of our greatest living novelists'THE TIMES
Carmel had been alone all her life. The baby knew this. They looked at each other, and all of time was there. The baby knew how vast her mother's loneliness had been. 'A magnificent novel' SALLY ROONEY, author of Normal People 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 multigenerational novel 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. ***A THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023*** ***ONE OF THE BBC'S '25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023'*** 'One of our greatest living novelists' THE TIMES 'Might just be her best yet' LOUISE KENNEDY, author of Trespasses 'Gem-packed language... A must-read' MARGARET ATWOOD (via Twitter)
The hotel has stood on Dublin's quays since the 1920s, but its glory days are over. Most of the guests and staff we meet are escaping from something. Their stories are told in different chapters by seven Irish writers, including Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright and Colm Toibin.
A darkly glinting novel set on Irelandâe(tm)s Atlantic coast, The Green Road is a story of fracture and family, selfishness and compassion âe" a book about the gaps in the human heart and how we learn to fill them. The children of Rosaleen Madigan leave the west of Ireland for lives they never could have imagined in Dublin, New York and various third-world towns. In her early old age their difficult, wonderful mother announces that sheâe(tm)s decided to sell the house and divide the proceeds. Her adult children come back for a last Christmas, with the feeling that their childhoods are being erased, their personal history bought and sold. Anne Enright is addicted to the truth of things. Sentence by sentence, there are few writers alive who can invest the language with such torque and gleam, such wit and longing âe" who can write dialogue that speaks itself aloud, who can show us the million splinters of her charactersâe(tm) lives then pull them back up together again, into a perfect glass.
Enright deals beautifully with the modern world ... blood, guts, and heart- stopping beauty Independent
The Forgotten Waltz is a poignant exploration of desire and the swift descent into longing. Set in Terenure, a Dublin suburb, during the winter of 2009, Gina Moynihan reflects on her passionate affair with Seán Vallely, whom she considers 'the love of her life.' As snow blankets the city, she recalls their blissful yet denial-filled afternoons spent in hotel rooms. The stillness of the snowy landscape contrasts with her memories, as she anticipates the arrival of Seán's twelve-year-old daughter, Evie, who complicates her life further. This novel unveils a tapestry of secrets and the intricate dynamics of human relationships, showcasing Enright's keen insight into the nuances of everyday life. With a sharp eye for detail, she captures the emotional turbulence of families, marriage, and the complexities of middle age. The narrative is infused with humor and a deep understanding of love, as it follows a flawed yet unforgettable heroine on her heartfelt journey. Enright's masterful writing shines through, making this work a remarkable blend of intelligence, passion, and distinction.
*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020* From the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths. This is the story of Irish theatre legend Katherine O'Dell, as told by her daughter Norah. It tells of early stardom in Hollywood, of highs and lows on the stages of Dublin and London's West End. Katherine's life is a grand performance, with young Norah watching from the wings. But this romance between mother and daughter cannot survive Katherine's past, or the world's damage. As Norah uncovers her mother's secrets, she acquires a few of her own. Then, fame turns to infamy when Katherine decides to commit a bizarre crime. Actress is about a daughter's search for the truth: the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad. Brilliantly capturing the glamour of post-war America and the shabbiness of 1970s Dublin, Actress is an intensely moving, disturbing novel about mothers and daughters and the men in their lives. A scintillating examination of the corrosive nature of celebrity, it is also a sad and triumphant tale of freedom from bad love, and from the avid gaze of the crowd. **A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2020**
