Category: Domestic Fiction

The Gathering – Anne Enright

Posted on September 15, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Liam Hegarty has drowned himself a river. He is one of 12 siblings who all like to drink, though he was afflicted more than the rest. His family, a large, Irish kin, come together for the funeral. His sister Veronica narrates events,… Continue Reading “The Gathering – Anne Enright”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Irish, Literary fiction, Psychological, Unreliable NarratorTags: ,

The Accidental – Ali Smith

Posted on July 3, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Amber—thirty-something and barefoot—shows up at the door of the Norfolk cottage that the Smart family is renting for the summer. She talks her way in. She tells nothing but lies. She stays for dinner. Each family member assesses… Continue Reading “The Accidental – Ali Smith”

Category: Booker Prize, Contemporary fiction, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Postmodern Literature, Psychological, UK authorTags: ,

To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Posted on April 24, 2007 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Scout Finch is the young daughter of an Alabama town’s principled lawyer, Atticus. She and her brother Jem learn about prejudice and  upholding human dignity through the example of their father who has taken on the legal defence… Continue Reading “To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee”

Category: Classic literature, Coming of Age, Domestic Fiction, Family drama, Gothic, Literary fiction, Pulitzer Prize, US fictionTags:

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