Annie Dunne by Sebastian Barry
The story of a summer of adventure, pain, delight and - ultimately - epiphany that unfolds for two young children and their elderly caretakers on a small farm in a remote part of County Wicklow during the late 1950s.
Driven from her home by a brother-in-law about to remarry, Annie Dunne has found her own peculiar haven at her cousin's farm in WicklowIn the rigours of farm work and the ebbs and flows of a rural community, Annie carves a tough, but seemingly impregnable existence. When Annie's nephew brings his children to stay for the summer, she is given a rare opportunity for love, pleasure and adventure. Almost inevitably though, her new-found joy is threatened by outside and sometimes intangible forces - awakening sexuality, creeping modernity, animosity, family shame and, not least, Annie herself. A poetically written, finely wrought novel which subtly transforms the reality of the narrative into something rich and strange.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571203048 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571203043 |
| Title | Annie Dunne |
| Author | Sebastian Barry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2002-05-20 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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