Anne Enright 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

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It wasn't the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gathering is a novel about love and disappointment, about thwarted lust and limitless desire, and how our fate is written in the body, not in the stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHanna, Dan, Constance and Emmet return to the west coast of Ireland for a final family Christmas in the home their mother is about to sell. As the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from Rosaleen - a woman who doesn't quite know how to love her children - forces them to confront the weight of family ties and the road that brought them home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActress\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActress is about a daughter’s search for the truth: the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarmel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNell 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","published_at":"2024-06-04T14:22:05+01:00","created_at":"2024-06-04T13:02:31+01:00","vendor":"Penguin Random House","type":"Fiction","tags":["Age_Adult","Boxing Day","Summer reads","TSOB1"],"price":2599,"price_min":2599,"price_max":2599,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":3996,"compare_at_price_min":3996,"compare_at_price_max":3996,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43697295098035,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B2D6415","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Anne Enright 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2599,"weight":900,"compare_at_price":3996,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781315318981","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B2D6415_5ba63bbc-b324-4d50-b0da-b3f730532929.jpg?v=1756921186"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B2D6415_5ba63bbc-b324-4d50-b0da-b3f730532929.jpg?v=1756921186","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Anne Enright 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Fiction Penguin Random House","id":67256606163331,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.7,"height":3000,"width":2101,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B2D6415_5ba63bbc-b324-4d50-b0da-b3f730532929.jpg?v=1756921186"},"aspect_ratio":0.7,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/B2D6415_5ba63bbc-b324-4d50-b0da-b3f730532929.jpg?v=1756921186","width":2101}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in this set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Gathering\u003cbr\u003e2. The Green Road\u003cbr\u003e3. Actress\u003cbr\u003e4. The Wren, The Wren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Gathering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gathering is a novel about love and disappointment, about thwarted lust and limitless desire, and how our fate is written in the body, not in the stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHanna, Dan, Constance and Emmet return to the west coast of Ireland for a final family Christmas in the home their mother is about to sell. As the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from Rosaleen - a woman who doesn't quite know how to love her children - forces them to confront the weight of family ties and the road that brought them home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActress\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActress is about a daughter’s search for the truth: the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarmel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNell 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e"}