The Green Road – A Novel - Hardcover

Enright, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393248216 ISBN 13: 9780393248210

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2015

Synopsis

Spanning thirty years and three continents, The Green Road tells the story of Rosaleen, matriarch of the Madigan family, and her four children. Ardeevin, County Clare, Ireland. 1980. When her oldest brother Dan announces he will enter the priesthood, young Hanna watches her mother howl in agony and retreat to her room. In the years that follow, the Madigan children leave one by one: Dan for the frenzy of New York under the shadow of AIDS; Constance for a hospital in Limerick, where petty antics follow simple tragedy; Emmet for the backlands of Mali, where he learns the fragility of love and order; and Hanna for modern-day Dublin and the trials of her own motherhood. When Christmas Day reunites the children under one roof, each confronts the terrible weight of family ties and the journey that brought them home. The Green Road is a major work of fiction about the battles we wage for family, faith, and love. Enright s razor-sharp writing turns every ordinary detail into a weapon, to create a story that cuts right to the bone. New York Review of Books"

About this title

Review:

Enright possesses an unusual combination of talents. She is a rich, lyrical prose writer, who cascades among novelties--again and again, she finds the unexpected adjective, the just noun.--James Wood

With language so vibrant it practically has a pulse, Enright makes an exquisitely drawn case for the possibility of growth, love and transformation at any age.

A book of brawny prose sheathed in cool intelligence.

Gripping.

Enright...is a master of emotional excavation. ...Through her wise and majestic book, [she] shows us the beauty even in life's harsh terrain.--Karen E. Bender

Enright, newly crowned as the first Irish Fiction Laureate, has her own distinctive voice. She is witty, sharp, profound, perceptive and often very funny as she slyly undercuts her characters' self-deceptions.--Sue Gaisford

Book Description:

A book about family, selfishness and compassion on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, from the Booker Prize-winner.

Shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Novel Award
Longlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0393248216
• ISBN 13: 9780393248210
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304