The Inheritance by Cauvery Madhavan
A compelling modern Irish novel taking in the complexities of religion, culture and family life in rural communities interwoven with the true history of The Long March of O'Sullivan Beara in 1601.
'I absolutely loved this novel! There are echoes of Binchy and Steinbeck and a hint of McGahern and JB Keane throughoutThe interweaving story is fantastic! The Inheritance evokes the place and people with such tenderness and insight and love. The ending is perfect. It is so beautiful!' [Donal Ryan]
‘A compelling modern Irish novel taking in the complexities of religion, culture and family life in rural communities interwoven with the true history of The Long March of O’Sullivan Beare[MAGGIE GEE]
‘Wonderfully crafted characters and vivid descriptions that make the novel a memorable page turner’[MIHIR BOSE, journalist and author]
‘The stunning landscape of Beara becomes one of the characters in itself,. Wonderful’[NICOLA CHESTER, nature writer, author of On Gallows Down]
A sumptuous, moving evocation of landscape, history and the human spirit, a lush, green novel with a beautiful, beating heart’[Seán Hewitt]
This extraordinary novel is breathaking…A book to be read and re read and cherished [NAMITA GOKHALE, Writer and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival]
Award winning writer Cauvery Madhavan was born in India and moved to Ireland thirty eight years ago. Her first two books Paddy Indian and The Uncoupling (both with Penguin India and BlackAmber, UK)were published to wide critical acclaim. Her third novel, The Tainted, (HopeRoad, UK and Speaking Tiger, India) was chosen by Laureate Sebastian Barry for his Laureate Picks 2020. In the same year it was also one of An Post Book Awards’ Top Summer Reads . The book was awarded the runner-up prize in SAHR Prize for Military Fiction and chosen by The Times, UK, for their list of top 40 Historical Fiction novels. Cauvery was a proud ambassador for the Play It Forward Fellowship and served as a judge for the Irish Novel Fair 2022. She lives with her husband in County Kildare and is working on her fifth novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913109325 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913109321 |
| Title | The Inheritance |
| Author | Cauvery Madhavan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HopeRoad Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2024-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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