The Naming Of Eliza Quinn by Carol Birch
This is an extraordinarily haunting novel, inspired by a true story. In the late 1960s, in the hollow of an ancient oak tree beyond a derelict cottage in Cork, were found the bones of a three-year-old girl. It was thought that they dated back to the time of the great potato famine of the mid 1800s. The bones were discovered by an American woman, who had inherited the cottage which had lain empty and broken for forty years. Local searches reveal that the house had originally belonged to The Quinns. Eliza Quinn was their baby. This is a story that speaks of generations and of landscapes: abandoned villages, famine graves, old potato ridges sinking back into the earth, traces of a population that fell by two and a half million in less than ten years. It is also about hunger, both physical and emotional. But above all, it is the story of the Quinn family. And it is Carol Birch's tour de force. 'Deeply rooted humanity and highly intelligent understanding of the simulataneous complexity and simplicity of individual lives' Alex Clark. TLS
'Carol Birch is one of Britain's best-kept secrets' D J TaylorFor Turn Again Home: 'Birch is expert at capturing the moment that shapes a character. Shot through with intelligent humour, clear- sighted, deft... wholly believable' Spectator. ' A big, startling historical novel bursting with material and emotional life' S Times. 'A highly literary novel. A profoundly impressive piece of work' Guardian. 'Tremendous pace and readability' Independent.
Carol Birch was born in Manchester. Author of seven novels, she has won the David Higham Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was longlisted for the 2003 ManBooker Prize. She lives in Lancaster.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844081455 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844081451 |
| Title | The Naming Of Eliza Quinn |
| Author | Carol Birch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2005-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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