The Celestial Realm: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR IRISH BOOK AWARDS
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The Celestial Realm: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR IRISH BOOK AWARDS by Molly Hennigan
Tracing the organic path of her grandmother's experience to her great-grandmother's time in Irish mental hospitals, she explores her own family trauma and what it means to be an unconventional woman in a society that values conformity.
''In The Celestial Realm Molly Hennigan excavates family and social history in electrically eloquent prose, finding profound insight and flashes of grounding humour in even the most potentially overwhelming, dark materialA defiant, deeply powerful book' -- Colin Barrett * author of Young Skins and Homesickness *
'A luminously written account filled with wisdom and searing love' * Irish Examiner *
'Molly Hennigan brings original and raw perspective to subjects that have fascinated and bewildered readers for centuries - family, legacy and love' -- Sara Baume * author of Seven Steeples *
'Moving, beautiful, essential and the kind of writing I am in awe of. Essays on love, care, incarceration, responsibility, interconnectedness and generational layers of being - an exceptionally important recording and honouring of women and their lives. This book will break you and stitch you back together and you'll be so grateful for every bit of that process' -- Kerri ní Dochartaigh * author of Thin Places *
'It is written with wisdom and fearlessness, it is lyrical and compassionate, and reminds me of Annie Ernaux in its clarity and intelligence. It is a sincerely important work for Ireland right now' -- Niamh Campbell * author of This Happy and We Were Young *
'A tender, clear-eyed sketch of the connective tissue that binds women across generations' -- Doireann Ní Ghríofa * author of A Ghost in the Throat *
'Fearless in its approach to both personal and Irish history, Hennigan's The Celestial Realm marks a brave new voice in Irish literature' * The Irish Times *
'A luminously written account filled with wisdom and searing love' * Irish Examiner *
'Molly Hennigan brings original and raw perspective to subjects that have fascinated and bewildered readers for centuries - family, legacy and love' -- Sara Baume * author of Seven Steeples *
'Moving, beautiful, essential and the kind of writing I am in awe of. Essays on love, care, incarceration, responsibility, interconnectedness and generational layers of being - an exceptionally important recording and honouring of women and their lives. This book will break you and stitch you back together and you'll be so grateful for every bit of that process' -- Kerri ní Dochartaigh * author of Thin Places *
'It is written with wisdom and fearlessness, it is lyrical and compassionate, and reminds me of Annie Ernaux in its clarity and intelligence. It is a sincerely important work for Ireland right now' -- Niamh Campbell * author of This Happy and We Were Young *
'A tender, clear-eyed sketch of the connective tissue that binds women across generations' -- Doireann Ní Ghríofa * author of A Ghost in the Throat *
'Fearless in its approach to both personal and Irish history, Hennigan's The Celestial Realm marks a brave new voice in Irish literature' * The Irish Times *
Molly Hennigan was born in 1994 in Dublin. Her work has been published in The Stinging Fly, Banshee, Tolka and The Pig's Back. She lives in Galway. This is her first collection of essays.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781804184066 |
| ISBN 10 | 1804184063 |
| Title | The Celestial Realm: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR IRISH BOOK AWARDS |
| Author | Molly Hennigan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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