Words To Shape My Name by Laura Mckenna
In 1857, Harriet Small is given her fathers True Narrative of his life his escape from slavery in America and his journey into the heart of revolutionary Ireland. The story of Tony Small and Lord Edward Fitzgerald,Words to Shape My Name is about hope, failure, resilience, and narrative an adventure of great intelligence and awareness.'a book about loyalty and manipulation; lofty ideals and the weaknesses of those who proclaim them'
-- Charlotte Wightwick * Historical Novel Society *Laura McKenna is a writer of fiction and poetry and worked for many years as a child psychiatrist. Words to Shape My Name was longlisted for the 2019 Bath Novel Award and formed the creative element of her PhD in creative writing awarded from UCC in 2019 (her critical paper examined the ethics and aesthetics of voice in fiction). Published by New Island Books in 2021, Words to Shape My Name was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year award. She is the recipient of Tyrone Guthrie, Cork County Council, Arts Council and John Montague Mentorship (Munster Literature Centre) bursaries. Twice nominated for a Hennessy Literary Award and a Forward Prize for poetry, Laura’s work has been published in The RTÉ Guide, Southword, Banshee and New Irish Writing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848407954 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848407955 |
| Title | Words To Shape My Name |
| Author | Laura Mckenna |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Island Books |
| Year published | 2021-01-29 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2021 (Ireland) |
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