Actress by Anne Enright
One of the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of 2020One of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020
A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction in 2020
Longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction
A brilliant and moving novel about celebrity, sexual power, and a daughter’s search to understand her mother’s hidden truths.
"Anne Enright writes so well that she just might ruin you for anyone else…Stripped raw of any sentimentality, the result is a critique, a confession, a love letter—and another brilliant novel from Anne Enright" -- Ron Charles - Washington Post
"Gorgeously written fiction…Enright’s unflinching portrait…is scrupulously developed and painfully moving." -- Wendy Smith - Boston Globe
"There is something that seems effortless about Ms. Enright’s writing—an illusion, of course, but one brilliantly sustained." -- Sam Sacks - Wall Street Journal
"Captivating." -- Sara Resnick - The New Yorker
"Intoxicating." -- Mary Gordon - New York Times
"Another triumph for Enright: a confluence of lyrical prose, immediacy, warmth, and emotional insight." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Enright’s indelible images of the primal love between mother and daughter that ebbs, flows, and ultimately abides will stick with readers." -- Booklist (starred review)
"Gorgeously written fiction…Enright’s unflinching portrait…is scrupulously developed and painfully moving." -- Wendy Smith - Boston Globe
"There is something that seems effortless about Ms. Enright’s writing—an illusion, of course, but one brilliantly sustained." -- Sam Sacks - Wall Street Journal
"Captivating." -- Sara Resnick - The New Yorker
"Intoxicating." -- Mary Gordon - New York Times
"Another triumph for Enright: a confluence of lyrical prose, immediacy, warmth, and emotional insight." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Enright’s indelible images of the primal love between mother and daughter that ebbs, flows, and ultimately abides will stick with readers." -- Booklist (starred review)
Anne Enright is the author of eight novels, most recently The Wren, the Wren. She has been awarded the Man Booker Prize and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and was named the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction. In 2022, Enright was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Book Awards. She lives and works in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781324005629 |
| ISBN 10 | 1324005629 |
| Title | Actress |
| Author | Anne Enright |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2020-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020 |
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