Nora Webster
$35.32 AUD
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Approx $24.73 USD
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 FOLIO PRIZE
The heartbreaking new novel from the author of Brooklyn.
"This is his best yet." Spectator, Books of the Year
"So rich, so observant, so moving" Observer, Books of the Year
"A fine companion piece to his acclaimed novel, Brooklyn ... Subtle and enthralling" Sunday Times, Books of the Year
It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is trapped by her circumstances, and waiting for any chance which will lift her beyond them.
Slowly, through the gift of music and the power of friendship, she finds a glimmer of hope and a way of starting again. As the dynamic of the family changes, she seems both fiercely self-possessed but also a figure of great moral ambiguity, making her one of the most memorable heroines in contemporary fiction.
The portrait that is painted in the years that follow is harrowing, piercingly insightful, always tender and deeply true. Nora Webster is a novel that illuminates our own lives in a way that is rare in literature. Its humanity and compassion forge an unforgettable reading experience.
MORE PRAISE FOR NORA WEBSTER
"If there is a more brilliant writer than Tóibín working today, I don't know who that would be" Irish Times, Books of the Year
"Tender, delicately oblique in its narration, and exquisitely well-written" The Times
"A luminous, elliptical novel
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 FOLIO PRIZE
The heartbreaking new novel from the author of Brooklyn.
"This is his best yet." Spectator, Books of the Year
"So rich, so observant, so moving" Observer, Books of the Year
"A fine companion piece to his acclaimed novel, Brooklyn ... Subtle and enthralling" Sunday Times, Books of the Year
It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is trapped by her circumstances, and waiting for any chance which will lift her beyond them.
Slowly, through the gift of music and the power of friendship, she finds a glimmer of hope and a way of starting again. As the dynamic of the family changes, she seems both fiercely self-possessed but also a figure of great moral ambiguity, making her one of the most memorable heroines in contemporary fiction.
The portrait that is painted in the years that follow is harrowing, piercingly insightful, always tender and deeply true. Nora Webster is a novel that illuminates our own lives in a way that is rare in literature. Its humanity and compassion forge an unforgettable reading experience.
MORE PRAISE FOR NORA WEBSTER
"If there is a more brilliant writer than Tóibín working today, I don't know who that would be" Irish Times, Books of the Year
"Tender, delicately oblique in its narration, and exquisitely well-written" The Times
"A luminous, elliptical novel
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