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Shelfari edited the description of The Gathering 2 hours ago.
In the taut latest from Enright (What Are You Like?), middle-aged Veronica Hegarty, the middle child in an Irish-Catholic family of nine, traces the aftermath of a tragedy that has claimed the life of rebellious elder brother Liam. As Veronica travels to London to bring Liam's body back to Dublin, her deep-seated resentment toward her overly passive mother and her dissatisfaction with her husband and children come to the fore. Tempers flare as the family assembles for Liam's wake, and a secret Veronica has concealed since childhood comes to light. Enright skillfully avoids sentimentality as she explores Veronica's past and her complicated relationship with Liam. She also bracingly imagines the life of Veronica's strong-willed grandmother, Ada. A melancholic love and rage bubbles just beneath the surface of this Dublin clan, and Enright explores it unflinchingly.
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Timothy Gray approved Pequeño saltamontes’s request to combine 12 books, including The Gathering, 13 days ago.
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Pequeño saltamontes edited the awards of The Gathering 13 days ago.
- Edited category of an award: Man Booker Prize Best novel written in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe
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Pequeño saltamontes submitted a request to combine 12 books, including The Gathering, 13 days ago.
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Timothy Gray edited the first sentence of The Gathering Friday, October 23 2009.
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WOULD LIKEwould like to write down what happened in my grandmother's house the summer I was eight or nine, but I am not sure if it really did happen.
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Timothy Gray edited the awards of The Gathering Friday, October 23 2009.
- Added an award: Man Booker Prize
- Added year of an award: Man Booker Prize 2007
- Added ranking of an award: Man Booker Prize Winner
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Shelfari edited the description of The Gathering Friday, July 31 2009.
In the taut latest from Enright (What Are You Like?), middle-aged Veronica Hegarty, the middle child in an Irish-Catholic family of nine, traces the aftermath of a tragedy that has claimed the life of rebellious elder brother Liam. As Veronica travels to London to bring Liam's body back to Dublin, her deep-seated resentment toward her overly passive mother and her dissatisfaction with her husband and children come to the fore. Tempers flare as the family assembles for Liam's wake, and a secret Veronica has concealed since childhood comes to light. Enright skillfully avoids sentimentality as she explores Veronica's past and her complicated relationship with Liam. She also bracingly imagines the life of Veronica's strong-willed grandmother, Ada. A melancholic love and rage bubbles just beneath the surface of this Dublin clan, and Enright explores it unflinchingly.
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Orchid Queen edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of The Gathering Wednesday, July 29 2009.
- Added: A sibling dies and the narrator goes around the world in flashback and present telling stories.
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Shelfari edited the contributors of The Gathering Wednesday, July 22 2009.
- Added a contributor: Anne Enright: (Primary Author)
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Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Gathering Friday, July 17 2009.
- I WOULD LIKE to write down what happened in my grandmother's house the summer I was eight or nine, but I am not sure if it really did happen.
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