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The Green Road
Series: Irish Classics
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The Green Road
A book about family, selfishness and compassion on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, from the Booker Prize-winner.
Hanna, Dan, Constance and Emmet return to the west coast of Ireland for a final family Christmas in the home their mother is about to sell.
A book about family, selfishness and compassion on Ireland's Atlantic coast, from the Booker Prize-winner.
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The Green Road is a compelling exploration of family, selfishness, and compassion set along Ireland's stunning Atlantic coast, authored by the Booker Prize-winner, Anne Enright.
The story follows Hanna, Dan, Constance, and Emmet as they return to the west coast of Ireland for a final family Christmas in their childhood home that their mother, Rosaleen, is about to sell. As the gathering unfolds into a scene of near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from Rosaleen—who struggles to express love to her own children—compels them to reckon with the burdens of family ties and the journeys leading them back home.
The Green Road was shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Novel Award and longlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize. It is recognised as one of The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.
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Series: Irish Classics
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The Green Road by Anne Enright has received high praise for its emotional depth and compelling prose. Critics commend Enright's ability to capture the intricacies of family dynamics and human relationships, establishing her as a significant contemporary writer. The novel is described as powerful and devastating, with Enright's skill in storytelling and characterisation frequently highlighted.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781784875510
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 239g
Pages: 336
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 and the 2024 Writers' Prize for Fiction.
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