Grace - From the Booker Prize-winning author of Prophet Song. Ausgezeichnet: Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, 2018. Nominiert: Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, 2018. Nominiert: William Saroyan Inte
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| Verlag | Oneworld Publications |
| Auflage | 2018 |
| Seiten | 368 |
| Format | 13,0 x 19,7 x 2,7 cm |
| Gewicht | 342 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1786073463 |
| EAN | 9781786073464 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78607346UA |
An epic story of a young girl on a life-changing odyssey across nineteenth-century Ireland on the eve of the Great Famine
WINNER OF THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION, THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING 2018 & FRANCE'S PRIX LITTÉRATURE MONDE (2019)
Winter is closing in and Ireland is in the grip of famine. Early one October morning, Grace's mother snatches her from sleep, brutally cuts her hair and tells her: 'You are the strong one now.'
Her mother fits her up in men's clothes and casts her out, as she is no longer safe at home. With her younger brother Colly in tow, she sets off on a remarkable journey against the looming shadow of her country's darkest hour.
Rezension:
'The Irish writer's third novel raises timeless questions about suffering and survival through the story of two children expelled from their impoverished home in the midst of the Great Famine. When you're starving, Lynch seems to be asking, are you truly alive?' Editors' Choice, The New York Times Book Review
