The gathering / Anne Enright.

By:

Enright, Anne, 1962-

Publication details: London : Vintage, 2008.Description: 260 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780802170392 (pbk.)
0802170390 (pbk.)
9780099501633

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823.914 22

LOC classification:

PR6055.N73 G38 2007b

Awards:

Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2007.

Summary: As nine members of the Hegarty clan gather for the wake of their drowned brother Liam, his sister Veronica remembers the secret he shared with her about what happened in their grandmother's house thirty years ago, a betrayal that spans three generations.Review: "The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan are gathering in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother, Liam, drowned in the sea. His sister, Veronica, collects the body and keeps the dead man company, guarding the secret she shares with him - something that happened in their grandmother's house in the winter of 1968. As Enright traces the line of betrayal and redemption through three generations, she shows how memories warp and secrets fester."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Award Winning Collection	Ayesha Abed Library Learning Stairs	Ayesha Abed Library Learning Stairs	823.914 ENR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		3010042435

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As nine members of the Hegarty clan gather for the wake of their drowned brother Liam, his sister Veronica remembers the secret he shared with her about what happened in their grandmother's house thirty years ago, a betrayal that spans three generations.

"The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan are gathering in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother, Liam, drowned in the sea. His sister, Veronica, collects the body and keeps the dead man company, guarding the secret she shares with him - something that happened in their grandmother's house in the winter of 1968. As Enright traces the line of betrayal and redemption through three generations, she shows how memories warp and secrets fester."--BOOK JACKET.

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Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2007.

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