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Walk the Blue Fields

By Claire Keegan
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Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan is a captivating collection that delves into the lives of ordinary people facing poignant crossroads. The stories explore themes of love, loss, and the passage of time, set against the backdrop of rural Ireland. With exquisite prose and compelling characterisation, each tale reveals the complexity of human emotions and the quiet struggles of life.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate evocative prose that captures the essence of rural Ireland and explores themes of solitude, longing, and the complexity of human emotions. Keegan's storytelling is crafted with a lyrical touch, making it a perfect choice for those who cherish character-driven narratives with poetic depth and subtlety.

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The eagerly anticipated new collection from the author of Antarctica.

Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan is the long awaited second collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These.

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A long-haired woman moves into the priest's house and sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out.

A forester mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel.

A farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is almost gone. And in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride and battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair.

In her long-awaited second collection, Walk the Blue Fields, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past.

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ISBN: 9780571233076

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Claire Keegan grew up in rural Wicklow and studied English and Political Science at Loyola University, New Orleans. Her highly acclaimed debut, Antarctica, was published in the UK and US in 1999.

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