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A sequence of nine short works by the award-winning author of The Master explores the intricate bonds between mothers and sons as reflected at pivotal junctures that shift the way each sees and understands the other, from a famous singer's performance for an audience that includes her son to a son's search for his oppressed mother through snow-covered mountains. 35,000 first printing.
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'Bleak and beautiful tales of motherhood, motherland and
betrayal'
-- Books of the Year, Sunday Telegraph
'Clarity and beautifully nuanced precision create his artistic
distance... sureness of touch' -- Spectator
'It may not be going too far to suggest Irish Fiction has found
its first Master of the new century’ -- Scotland on Sunday
'Tóibín is a writer of extraordinary emotional clarity...these are
beautiful stories, beautifully crafted' -- Kate Saunders, Literary Review
`All [the stories] share a miraculous density. Short but weighty,
they contain whole lives' -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Sunday Times
`Compelling... Tóibín is a master of the blind allies of desire...
Tóibín commands admiration and respect' -- The Times
`Moving... beautifully captured moments of longing and loss...
[Tóibín] is a subtle, intelligent and deeply felt writer' -- Guardian
`No one writes about loss like Tóibín' -- Time Out
‘Tóibín achieves his effects in scrupulously understated prose,
conveying psychological complexity in straightforward, very subtly rhythmic
language' -- Sunday Telegraph
‘Tóibín’s prose, as dry and detached as ever...packs a powerful
emotional charge’ -- Daily Mail
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betrayal'
-- Books of the Year, Sunday Telegraph
'Clarity and beautifully nuanced precision create his artistic
distance... sureness of touch' -- Spectator
'It may not be going too far to suggest Irish Fiction has found
its first Master of the new century’ -- Scotland on Sunday
'Tóibín is a writer of extraordinary emotional clarity...these are
beautiful stories, beautifully crafted' -- Kate Saunders, Literary Review
`All [the stories] share a miraculous density. Short but weighty,
they contain whole lives' -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Sunday Times
`Compelling... Tóibín is a master of the blind allies of desire...
Tóibín commands admiration and respect' -- The Times
`Moving... beautifully captured moments of longing and loss...
[Tóibín] is a subtle, intelligent and deeply felt writer' -- Guardian
`No one writes about loss like Tóibín' -- Time Out
‘Tóibín achieves his effects in scrupulously understated prose,
conveying psychological complexity in straightforward, very subtly rhythmic
language' -- Sunday Telegraph
‘Tóibín’s prose, as dry and detached as ever...packs a powerful
emotional charge’ -- Daily Mail
A collection of exquisite stories from Booker-shortlisted Colm Tóibín
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- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1416534652
- ISBN 13 9781416534655
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages271
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