Stay - Softcover

Aislinn Hunter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385680627 ISBN 13: 9780385680622

Publisher: ANCHOR BOOKS, 2013

Synopsis

Stay follows Abbey, a young woman from Canada now living in a village outside Galway. She falls in love with Dermot, an older Irish man, in an unconventional, affectionate but troubled relationship. The extraordinary skill of Stay lies in its unsentimental depiction of modern Ireland. The inhabitants of Dermot's village form a riotous and poignant chorus, commenting on their rapidly changing world with wit and insight. This is a beautiful, funny and richly rewarding novel about history, obligation and human connection in a land poised between past and present.

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Review:

- "For all the complexity in Hunter's book . . . there is also a minute attention to detail and an elegance in the natural dialogue. Hunter heaps ideas on you, ideas you want to stop and think about, in such a subtle, tender way that you never feel assaulted, but rather protected." --The Globe and Mail
- "Hunter has created a redolent, peat-reeking sense of Ireland, mournful but sometimes blackly hilarious. . . . The smell of life is what makes Stay so compelling." --Vancouver Sun

About the Author:

AISLINN HUNTER's acclaimed collection of stories, What's Left Us, was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award and the ReLit Prize. Her masterful poetry collection, Into the Early Hours, was shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Prize and won the Gerald Lampert Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: ANCHOR BOOKS
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0385680627
• ISBN 13: 9780385680622
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320