Someone Paperback / softback
by Alice McDermott
Paperback / softback
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The quietest life can resonate the longest. A beautiful, bittersweet masterpiece about a remarkable journey of the heartSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2014Someone begins on the stoop of a Brooklyn apartment building where Marie is waiting for her father to come home from work.
It is the 1920s and in her Irish-American enclave the stories of her neighbours unfold before her short-sighted eyes. As the years pass Marie’s own history plays out against the backdrop of a changing world.
This is the story of one life in all its devastating pains and unexpected joys; its bursts of brilliant clarity and moments of profound confusion. Fragments of a curious childhood, of adolescent sexual awakenings, of motherhood and, finally, old age are pieced together in this resonant tale of an unremarkable, unforgettable woman. ______________________'A beautiful book' Sunday Telegraph'Masterful' Irish Times'Exquisite' New York Times
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:06/11/2014
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- ISBN:9781408847268
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:06/11/2014
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- ISBN:9781408847268