The Wren, the Wren / Anne Enright; read by Owen Roe, Aoife Duffin and Anne Enright.
By: Enright, Anne [author].
Contributor(s): Roe, Owen [Reader] | Duffin, Aoife [Reader] | Enright, Anne [Reader].
Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Isis, 2023Description: 8 sound discs (CD) (approximately 7 hr. 39 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.Content type: spoken word Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 9781399153430.Subject(s): Young women -- Fiction | Mothers and daughters -- Fiction | Interpersonal relations -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | Psychic trauma -- FictionGenre/Form: Audiobooks.Online resources: Click here to access online Cast: Roe, Owen.Cast: Duffin, Aoife.Cast: Enright, Anne.Summary: Nell - funny, brave and so much loved - is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the world, she finds her family history hard to escape. For her mother, Carmel, Nell's leaving home opens a space in her heart, where the turmoil of a lifetime begins to churn. And across the generations falls the long shadow of Carmel's famous father, an Irish poet of beautiful words and brutal actions. This is a meditation on love: spiritual, romantic, darkly sexual or genetic. A generational saga that traces the inheritance not just of trauma but also of wonder, it is a testament to the glorious resilience of women in the face of promises false and true. Above all, it is an exploration of the love between mother and daughter - sometimes fierce, often painful, but always transcendent.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Audiobooks | Chester Lane Library Talking Book | Available | 38055013163050 |
Isis CD
Roe, Owen.
Duffin, Aoife.
Enright, Anne.
Nell - funny, brave and so much loved - is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the world, she finds her family history hard to escape. For her mother, Carmel, Nell's leaving home opens a space in her heart, where the turmoil of a lifetime begins to churn. And across the generations falls the long shadow of Carmel's famous father, an Irish poet of beautiful words and brutal actions. This is a meditation on love: spiritual, romantic, darkly sexual or genetic. A generational saga that traces the inheritance not just of trauma but also of wonder, it is a testament to the glorious resilience of women in the face of promises false and true. Above all, it is an exploration of the love between mother and daughter - sometimes fierce, often painful, but always transcendent.
Adult.