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The Gathering

By Anne Enright
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The Gathering by Anne Enright is a powerful exploration of family dynamics and memory. The novel centres on the Hegarty family, who reunite in Dublin following the death of one of the siblings. As the protagonist, Veronica, navigates her family's past and present, she unearths buried secrets and explores themes of grief and identity.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by family dynamics and the complexities of shared memories. This narrative delves into the intricacies of a large Irish family, exploring the impact of past events on present lives, with a rich, evocative writing style.

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The Gathering

The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968.

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2007

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The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him—although that certainly helped—it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968.

The Gathering is a novel about love and disappointment, about thwarted lust and limitless desire, and how our fate is written in the body, not in the stars.

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Anne Enright's The Gathering has been praised for its rich depiction of how trauma can be passed down through generations. Reviewers have highlighted Enright's daring, witty, and inventive writing style, noting the novel as an intelligent analysis with a keen eye for observation. It offers a fresh perspective on the complex dynamics of a dysfunctional family, showcasing Enright's imaginative prowess and skill in creating vivid imagery. The narrative cleverly entangles readers by drawing parallels between memory's elusive nature and the nuances of familial relationships.

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ISBN: 9780099501633

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 March 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 196g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Anne Enright was born in Dublin, where she now lives and works. She has written two collections of stories, published together as Yesterday's Weather, one book of non-fiction, Making Babies, and seven novels, including The Gathering, which won the 2007 Man Booker Prize, The Forgotten Waltz, which was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and The Green Road, which was the Bord Gais Energy Novel of the Year and won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. In 2015 she was appointed as the first Laureate for Irish Fiction, and in 2018 she received the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Literature. She is also the recipient of the 2022 Irish Book Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2024 Writers' Prize for Fiction, and the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction.

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