The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
Category: Irish
Soldier Sailor – Claire Kilroy
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE A stream of consciousness narrative from a mother to her infant son detailing her struggles with love, identity and control, and the strains parenthood places on her marriage. Dawn arrived on Good Friday and with it despair – no sleep… Continue Reading “Soldier Sailor – Claire Kilroy”
Prophet Song – Paul Lynch
READ FOR BOOKERTHON Prophet Song is set in an alternative Dublin where a tyrannical government is weaving its way into people’s lives, and society is slowly collapsing. It focuses on one family who suffer in many ways and one mother, Eilish Stack, who is… Continue Reading “Prophet Song – Paul Lynch”
The Bee Sting – Paul Murray
READ FOR BOOKERTHON An Irish family saga based around Dickie Barnes, his failing auto dealership and his wife and children who are each dealing with huge issues of their own. A 600+ page drama that investigates each character’s plight indepthly. ● I didn’t connect… Continue Reading “The Bee Sting – Paul Murray”
Trespasses – Louise Kennedy
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE Cushla is a 24-year-old Irish school teacher by day and custodian of the family pub with her brother in the evenings. It is in the pub she meets an older married man and they begin an affair. Set amongst The… Continue Reading “Trespasses – Louise Kennedy”
Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan
READ FOR BOOKERTHON In New Ross, Ireland in 1985 a man named Bill Furlong works tirelessly delivering coal and firewood to the townsfolk, when he makes an unexpected discovery. A short book about community and complicity. ❝ As I got underway with Small Things Like… Continue Reading “Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan”
Boys Don’t Cry – Fiona Scarlett
READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jodie Two brothers in a Dublin tower block battle illness, crime and poverty. Joe is 17, a gifted artist and older brother to 12-year-old Finn. They live with their Ma and Da in a Dublin tower block dealing with all… Continue Reading “Boys Don’t Cry – Fiona Scarlett”
The Gathering – Anne Enright
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”
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